How can I bring my existing educational program to a wider audience?
What do I / does my organization need to consider in creating and sustaining an online community?
Are there opportunities to use online education to generate new income streams for my organization?
In this 7-week Autumn Session, starting 16th October 2019, you will explore these questions and learn how to transform a classroom-based educational program or workshop into an online course. You will be guided through a 7-step methodology which includes tools and exercises to consider your target audiences and their learning needs, produce a course outline, develop strategies to create and sustain a related online community, and generate ideas for marketing, promotion, and new income streams. Our method, the 7 Guiding Steps, is grounded in more than a decade of applied educational research and experience in online education.
This course takes includes the following:
How is the course structured?
Materials for each week are published on Monday, including readings, worksheets, and assignments which you can read online or download. Live group webinar sessions take place on Wednesdays. Each live session is 60 minutes and includes time for a live Q&A with the group (maximum 15 people). Those who cannot join live will have access to webinar recordings and are invited to submit any questions in the course room. Recordings of the call are made available to participants within 24 hours.
When do the live webinar sessions take place?
For this autumn session, calls take place on Wednesdays at 10:00 Central European Time / 13.30 Indian Standard Time / 16:00 China Standard Time (accommodating European and Asian time zones) at the following times:
What is included in the course?
Who will teach this course session?
Dr. Kim Ochs, creator of the 7-step method used by Guiding.io, will be teaching this Autumn Session.
Guiding.io helps educators to create effective and empowering learning experiences. As the roles of teacher and student change in today's diverse learning environments, we support the continuous professional development of educators to become stewards of technology and effective guides for lifelong learning, as well as the development of 21st century skills among learners. The 7-step methodology for Guiding.io was developed by Dr. Kim Ochs, an educationist, teacher, writer and innovator, with more than 15 years of experience in course design and delivery.
Thank you for your interest in this course. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].