Designing Online Learning for Adult Learners

Teaching and learning in an online environment are different when compared to a face-to-face classroom environment—very different. Online education can pose a variety of special challenges for both the students and the instructors, but it can also provide completely different opportunities to engage, collaborate, and learn. This course is designed to provide participants with an overview of how to design instruction for the unique needs of adult online learners. Participants will examine online teaching strategies and instructional design practices while also discovering methods that can lead to online learning success. Further, participants will develop an appreciation for how adult learning theory can inform effective online instruction.