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Differentiating Instruction in Online Courses - Carolina Online Teacher Program

This course is an elective in the Carolina Online Teacher Program.

This course is part of LEARN NC's catalog of online courses for teachers. Please see the current offerings at the bottom of this page for information about when it may next be taught.

About this course

  • Audience: teachers

Disability Statement

If you have a learning or other disability and you want to request special accommodations to ensure equal access to education through LEARN NC, then please contact your instructor. The information that you provide will be kept confidential.

This course will introduce you to the concept of differentiated instruction -- tailoring your online instruction to meet the unique learning styles of specific students, and provide you with the research-based readings, practical ideas, and hands-on practice that will allow you to create a differentiated learning environment in your own online courses.

You'll learn about unique strategies for providing differentiated instruction in online courses, focusing on how content, learning experiences, and assessment can all be modified to address the unique needs, learning styles, interests, and skills of specific students. You will develop differentiated components of your own online courses through relevant, practical assignments and participate in lively discussions with other educators throughout the course.

Prerequisites

Course objectives

This course will:

  • Introduce you to the concept of differentiated instruction
  • Provide detailed information about differentiation of content, learning activities, and assessment
  • Explore the specific applications of differentiation in online learning environments
  • Help you learn to recognize differences among learners in your own classrooms and adapt your teaching to meet the needs of each student
  • Provide opportunities for you to develop differentiated resources for use in the online courses you teach or will teach in the future

Audience

This course is appropriate for teachers of all subjects and grade levels who wish to teach online.

Time commitment

5-7 hours per week

Current offerings

Begins March 22.

This course is open for enrollment. Enroll in this course