This activity is the first step in a four-part series of assignments that will guide you through the process of creating a three-lesson eLearning course. In this series, you will choose the topic of your 3-lesson course and work through the essential steps to incorporate it into a Learning Management System (LMS).
- Here in Week 6, you will plan the foundation of your course. Choose a topic for your 3-lesson course, and answer questions in a worksheet about the main components and goals of your course, your learners, learning outcomes, which learning theory will be applied in your course, and motivational strategies.
- Download the Online Course Foundation Plan Worksheet.Download Online Course Foundation Plan Worksheet.
- Answer the six questions in the worksheet, and then submit the completed document.
- Describe your online course, including a minimum of three course goals.
- Describe the target learners of your online course, highlighting a minimum of three distinctive needs or challenges faced by online learners.
- Develop six relevant, meaningful learning outcomes for your course.
- Propose the primary learning theory applied to ensure students achieve the outcomes, providing a rationale for the chosen theory.
- Propose three ways to motivate students in the online environment, providing a rationale for each.
- Include 3-5 credible, scholarly sources using (SWS) format.
