Virtual Learning Design for (Relative) Beginners
A flexible, interactive course that includes 20+ short videos, as well as exercises, extra resources and optional 1-1 and group sessions.
Covers:
- how to build workshops grounded in the psychological research about how people actually learn
- how to keep the audience’s focus
- how to teach through a variety of tools and avoid Zoom gloom
- how to design effective interactive exercises
- how to build supporting resources that make learning “stick”
Pricing
Subscription to the six sections for one year:
Employees of nonprofits and self-employed people:
Employees of for-profit companies:
Details
This course covers some of the basics of instructional design. In addition, several sections are spent on specific techniques for good virtual instructional design. To see a very detailed summary of the course, as well as testimonials from those who have taken it, you can visit my website. You can also email me to ask me questions through my contact form.
This course’s focus is on blended learning - we will cover both asynchronous materials like videos and workbooks and some discussion of live learning, like Zoom workshops.
The course language is English. Accordingly, all materials are available in English only.
The course fee includes your access to the content for one calendar year. There is no automatic renewal. Your registration on the portal remains intact in any case.
After registration you will receive the access data to the platform. If necessary, the release may be delayed depending on the payment method. If the payment fails, you will be informed. The access to the list of all your booked content can be found in your course area. You can also download your invoice there if you need one.
FAQs
Who is this asynchronous guided course for?
- have only very limited or no experience designing virtual workshops or classes
- have the desire and time to create a workshop or course in the immediate future
When will this course happen?
This course runs at your own pace! I have broken the material into six sections and I often suggest you aim to complete one a week based on the time it often takes participants to do the work involved, but this is, of course, only a suggestion.
If you’d like to book sessions with me, I’ll be available for 1-1 session or larger group testing sessions to be scheduled at your convenience.
Who is teaching this course?
You can find out more about me on the bio page and on my website.
The sections are themed as following:
How People Learn, and Choosing What to Teach
- I. Connecting Learning to Emotions
- II.Choosing Learning Objectives
- III. Making It Personal (and Relatable and Context Specific)
- Independent Work
- Further Resources
Preparation and Onboarding with Raul Aparici
- I. Preparing to Facilitate Virtual Workshops
- II. Onboarding Participants
- Independent Work
What does it look and feel like?
Example Timeline
Week 1
Section 1: Where to Start
Week 1
Week 2
Section 2: Holding the Audience’s Focus
Week 3
Section 3: Getting Interaction to Work
Week 3
Week 4
Section 4: Bringing Live Sessions to Life (with Raul!)
Week 5
Section 5: Designing for Everyone
Week 5
Week 6
Section 6: Making Learning Last