Module 4 Overview

Introduction

Now that you identified your course objectives, assessments, and learning activities, you are ready to identify the resources and materials your students will need to successfully achieve the course objectives and help prepare them for the assessments. In this module, explore the benefits and challenges of selecting and presenting instructional materials to students in your digital learning course. For example, copyright may not have been a concern when playing a video in the classroom. In comparison, sharing a video online in your course presents new copyright considerations as well as accessibility considerations. Additionally, explore design strategies to help you effectively organize and present digital materials to students in your course.

Topics Covered in This Module...

Considerations for Using Existing Course Materials
Alternatives to PowerPoint
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Open Education Resources
Organizing and Presenting Instructional Materials

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Explain how learner variability affects instructional materials.
Identify the benefits and challenges of using existing instructional materials in your digital learning course.
Apply copyright best practices and strategies to your course design.
Define open educational resources (OER).
Identify best practices for organizing and presenting content in your digital learning course.
Identify the resources available to you <Replace - Institution Name>to find existing or create new instructional materials.
Recognize the importance of a module outline.
Create a module outline.