EDU621: Managing e-Learning
Credit Hours:
3
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Estimated Hours Per Week:
15
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Overview
This course addresses competencies for training managers, evaluators, and instructional designers. It encompasses all facets of managing e-learning in an organization and incorporates the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (IBSTPI). The course is designed as an ongoing simulation with the student playing the role of the Chief Learning Officer. In this role, strategies for moving the organization to an e-learning environment are explored, to include:
- Analysis of training needs and existing e-learning/training infrastructure
- Human resources, tools, and technology requirements
- Budgeting, scheduling, and preparing for the change
- Evaluating how e-learning meets the organizational mission
In the course project, Strategy for e-Learning: Managing the e-Learning Change Process, the student prepares a detailed plan for using e-learning within a multinational corporation. Conducting research and considering a range of issues related to managing e-learning, while dealing with routine duties and crises, provides a backdrop for developing the strategy that moves the organization toward e-learning.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Describe the benefits and limitations of e-learning.
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Identify members of an organization as potential designers, instructors, and evaluators of e-learning
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Compare and contrast e-learning options based on educational, technical, and organizational considerations
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Estimate cost and time required for e-learning development
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Assess the organizational issues related to internationalization, infrastructure, and change
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Design a needs assessment plan for e-learning
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Apply design principles, ethical standards, and leadership skills
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Develop a strategic design plan or RFP for an e-learning class
Required Texts
EDU621 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore
