Learning Design Level 1 Microcredential

Many higher education faculty members face the challenge of designing courses that truly engage students, promote active learning, and yield meaningful outcomes. Without a solid grasp of learning design principles, educators may struggle to create cohesive and effective learning experiences.

The Learning Design Level 1 Microcredential is specifically designed to address these challenges and empower higher education faculty members with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in course design. This 8-hour asynchronous Magna Online Course brings together higher education experts all bestowing their succeesful strategies that they’ve implemented themselves for their own course design.

This asynchronous Magna Online Course is unique in its flexibility by adapting to your specific needs through a self-assessment tool that starts your journey. You’ll receive a recommended list of programs to complete to solve your biggest challenges. For those passionate about learning, you also have the option of completing as many of the programs you like. Upon completion of this Magna Online Course, you’ll not only gain proficiency in the essentials of learning design, but also receive a digital badge verifying this gained skill.

This Course Includes:

• A self-assessment tool to guide your learning to incorporate your specific needs
• Goal-Setting Guide
• Classroom Action Plan Worksheet
• Supplemental materials for each program within the course
• A digital badge upon completion

View Included Programs In This Magna Online Course

Learning Goals:

At the conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Create dynamic and interactive learning environments that captivate students’ attention and foster active participation
• Align course objectives, assessments, and instructional strategies to optimize student learning and achievement
• Customize learning experiences to meet diverse student needs, promoting inclusivity and deeper understanding of the subject matter
• Integrate technology, such as AI, into your teaching practices to enhance engagement and maximize your time management

How Does This Magna Online Course Work?

• To earn the digital badge demonstrating your proficiency in learning design, view 5 or more of the 14 included programs.
• You may watch programs in any order.
• Each program includes a note-taking guide, supplemental materials, and a transcript to further your learning.
• To receive credit for a program, watch the entire program without refreshing or going to another page until the program is complete. (You may take breaks between programs.)
• The course comes with a self-assessment tool which takes your responses and provides you a custom learning path, focusing on your biggest needs.
• The course also comes with special additional resources such as a Classroom Action Plan and a Goal-Setting Guide to support you in implementing what you learned into your teaching.
• Once you have completed the requirements of the course, you will be able to request a digital badge which demonstrates your proficiency of the subject matter.

Who Will Benefit from This Course:

• Faculty teaching in any modality

Group Enrollment:

Discount pricing is available for multiple seats purchased at the same time.

For 10 or more seats, please contact Magna Sales at sales@magnapubs.com or call 800-433-0499 ext. 183 to receive a customized quote.

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Product Code: PQ23EA

Meet Your Presenters

Michael Bridges, PhD
Executive Director of Online Learning and Strategy, Duquesne University

Jeremy Caplan
Director of Teaching and Learning, City University of New York

Tona Hangen, PhD
Professor, Worcester State University

Erin Malone, DVM, PhD
Professor and Assistant Dean of Curriculum, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

Linda B. Nilson, PhD
Director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University

Lolita Paff, PhD
Associate Professor of Business and Economics, Penn State Berks

Marine Peters,
Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais

Anthony Sweat, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University

Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Professor Emerita, Penn State Berks

Kristin Ziska Strange
Associate Director of Faculty Development & Instructional Design, Tufts University