The course explores the conference's four themes:
Community, Contribution & Connectedness
Fostering communities of practice, designing for social presence, and informing effective online facilitation.
Beyond Content & Quizzes
Moving beyond content transmission and testing towards creating online learning environments for active learning, co-construction of knowledge, and social constructivism.
Behavioural Learning Analytics
Using analytics to analyse ;student interaction, and to inform design, effective online facilitation, and tools for self-regulation. It may also encompass designing analytics to effectively support academic research.
Rethinking Assessment
Moving towards authentic assessment and documenting online learning experiences in e-portfolios.