The Office of Open Learning is offering a free online course to explore the boundaries of online teaching.

The course, Exploring the Edges of Online Teaching, will run for six weeks beginning May 28, and is structured around the impact, importance, and interest in innovative pedagogies and emerging pedagogies such as virtual and augmented reality, learning analytics, constructivist and connectionist learning, and open education. 

“I want instructors to expand their thinking around online teaching to motivate students,” says Learning Specialist Nobuko Fujita.

“We will try some non-traditional pedagogical approaches and tools in a supportive online learning community.”

Dr. Fujita says the course is designed for busy faculty members and grad students who need flexibility, and will be delivered online in Blackboard with asynchronous components and one synchronous session a week.

The course also counts towards the new Certificate in Open and Online Learning offered by the Office of Open Learning for faculty and grad students interested in online, open, and technology-enhanced learning and teaching, and is available to all UWindsor faculty and graduate students. To register visit: https://ctl2.uwindsor.ca/openlearning/workshops/20/#wkshp-93  

For more information about the course or certificate get in touch with Fujita at nfujita@uwindsor.ca or ext. 2105.