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University of Cape Town

Instructional Design

University of Cape Town via GetSmarter

Overview

Learn how to build impactful training programmes as an instructional designer.

On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with An understanding of how to use incentivisation tactics, particularly gamification, to better achieve organisational learning goals. A portfolio of transformative instructional design work that you can apply directly to your current organisation. Insight into an instructional designer’s role as an agent of change, and how instructional design links to an organisation’s broader goals. A holistic view of the fundamentals of instructional design, content curation, and using learning management platforms in an African and emerging-market context. Unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.

Syllabus

  • Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
  • Module 1: Foundations of instructional design
  • Module 2: The instructional designer as agent of change
  • Module 3: Learning management platforms
  • Module 4: Instructional design models and processes
  • Module 5: Analysis for content creation
  • Module 6: The principles of learning design
  • Module 7: Gamification and the role of e-learning tools
  • Module 8: Course implementation and evaluation

Taught by

Joanne Hardman

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