Online Courses » Open for Enrollment
Differentiating Instruction in Online Courses - Carolina Online Teacher Program
This course is an elective in the Carolina Online Teacher Program.
Course completed (taught September 16–October 27)
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.
Syllabus
You can view full the course syllabus here.
Prerequisites
- Blackboard or Moodle Training or approved substitute
- Teaching Online Courses
- Facilitating Online Collaboration
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
Materials required
None
