Education and Personal Development

This course will provide a foundational overview of instructional design activities. It will provide an introduction to the essential elements of instructional design and provide an overview of the fundamental principles, processes, and practices that currently shape and define the field. Throughout this course, students will be introduced to the essential principles of instructional design. Students will learn the processes used to put these principles into practice in a variety of learning environments. Upon completion, students will understand the practical application of instructional design that transcends any single ID model or approach.. Full description of Fundamentals of Instructional Design

This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to design personalized and effective educational experiences by understanding and applying various learning style theories. You will learn to identify individual preferences, create differentiated instruction, and integrate models such as Gregorc’s Mind Style, Dunn and Dunn’s stimuli dimensions, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, and Fleming’s VARK modalities. By the end of the course, you will be equipped to implement individualized learning plans, foster student engagement, and adapt teaching approaches to diverse classroom dynamics, preparing you to support academic success through innovative, learner-centered strategies.. Full description of Learning Styles in the Classroom

Every student in your class is intelligent. The trick is to finding out just how he or she is intelligent and tapping that to help your student to learn more easily and to allow him or her to add a new a dimension to your course. Howard Gardners's Multiple Intelligence Theory defines students as intelligent in one of eight areas. By teaching to a student's intelligences and by allowing them to express themselves using their preferred intelligences the entire classroom can be enriched. Students will explore the Multiple Intelligences theories and learn to design lesson plans that appeal to various intelligences.. Full description of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom