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Learning Path to Instructional Designing

Introduction:

This 8 weeks certification workshops are designed to train existing and new faculty members in applying modern instructional design strategies to their curriculum. The participants will engage in innovative hands-on activities, mini-case studies, debriefing sessions, and applied projects to their own course plan.

The participants will create an individualized Instructional Design Framework (IDF) that will serve as a guideline for future curriculum design and development, based on sound instructional design models, proven best practices, and validated contemporary research.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this training session the participants will be able to:

  • - Formulate compelling learning objectives by following the ABCD model
  • - Describe the importance of visually enhanced syllabi to improve student retention
  • - Incorporate innovative ID strategies in the courses
  • - Illustrate and identify online assessment tools and rubric
  • - Demonstrate digital resources for effective knowledge transfer

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will be able to identify the various strategies of Instructional Design, compose measurable, observable, and result-oriented learning objectives to articulate skills and knowledge, enhance student retention through visually enhanced syllabi, set up an online assessment by using different methods and tools, transform the learning experience by using interactive digital platforms.

Course Outline:

Week 1: Master the Art of Writing Learning Objectives That Even Your Learners Understand

By the end of this training session the learners will be able to:

  1. - Identify and explain the four core elements of a learning objective namely ABCD, given a post-assessment worksheet with 100% accuracy
  1. - Summarize the importance of Learning Objectives in general when asked by the end of training and the ABCD Model in particular
  1. - Deliver the same training to others in a professional manner
  1. - Write Learning Objectives following the ABCD Model when given different scenarios, with accuracy

Week 2: Retaining Learners through Visually Enhanced Syllabi

By the end of this training session the learners will be able to do the following with 100% accuracy:

  1. - Explain why text only is not enough, when asked by the end of the session
  1. - Describe the importance of visually enhanced syllabi
  1. - List down tips to design graphic syllabus in an effective manner
  1. - Design a graphic syllabus

Week 3: Five Instructional Design Strategies to Engage Learners

By the end of this training session the learners will be able to do the following with 100% accuracy:

  1. - Identify the five Instructional Design Strategies namely Visual Experience, Optimizing Cognitive Load, Engagement and Interactivity, Social Presence, and Reflective Practice to engage learners in an online learning environment.
  1. - Explain and apply these tips and strategies in their courses

Week 4: Redesign Assessments For Deeper, Authentic, and  Measurable Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training session the learners will be able to do the following with 100% accuracy:

  1. - Identify 5 online assessment tools, methods, or techniques i.e wikis, gamification, e-portfolios, podcast/vlogs, and concept maps
  1. - List down the merits of the above-mentioned tools
  1. - Apply the above-mentioned tools in the courses
  1. - Develop rubrics for online assessments

Week 5: Transform Learner Experience through High Impact Digital Resources

By the end of this training session the learners will be able to do the following with 100% accuracy:

  1. - Identify relevant and accessible digital resources for successful transfer of knowledge   
  2. - Discuss the fundamentals of digitally-rich pedagogies for effective virtual learning
  3. - Organise strategies for augmented student learning and engagement through interactive digital platforms

Week 6: Capstone Project

The participants will showcase their capstone project and justify their choices; they will apply the knowledge, use the techniques, and develop effective pedagogies after undergoing hands-on training for weeks, creating and employing innovative strategies to improve the learning environment and demonstrate what they have learned during the prior five weeks.

Each project will be evaluated according to a certain criterion and standards, participants who will secure 80% or above percentage will receive a certificate authorized by SPA.

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*Special discount for UMT Alumni, Students & Staff

Note: SPA may cancel or postpone a certificate due to insufficient enrolment or unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the university will refund the fee.

  • Learning Duration: 8 Weeks
  • Certificate Fee: Rs 20000
  • Session: Week Days
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Instructor

Instructor’s Profile:

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Sarah Zaman

Ms. Sarah Zaman is one of the rare professionally qualified Instructional Designers in Pakistan with an M.Phil degree in Instructional Design and Technology.  She has 9 years of experience in teaching and learning institutions. She has served as an Internal Academic Auditor, Quality reviewer, and Instructional Designer at the Virtual University of Pakistan for 06 years where she has coached more than 50 Subject Matter Experts of different disciplines on the development of e-learning materials and courses. She is a specialist of Open Educational Resources from Wawasan Open University, Malaysia, and has won the Outstanding New Site Award for OpenCourseWare Excellence (2012) by OpenCourseWare Consortium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT USA), for Virtual University of Pakistan.

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Mr. Fakhar Imam

Mr. Fakhar Imam is an eLearning enthusiast with over 3 and a half years of experience in Learning and Development. He came from Arfa Software Technology Park after spending 2 years at Plan9 – PITB’s Tech Incubator as an Instructional Designer and Trainer. He is certified in “Instructional Design Foundations and Applications” from the University of Illinois, “K-12 Blended and Online Learning” from Kennesaw State University. He is also a Certified Learning Experience Designer from NovoEd.

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Ms. Sahibzadi Anam Rashad

As a trainer, Ms. Sahibzadi Anam Rashad has been acknowledged for creating stimulating and interactive learning environments, encouraging individual participation and creativity. In addition to this, she improvises the content to suit the experience and knowledge levels of trainees. She has been involved in teaching, training, coaching, and consulting for more than 6 years. She specialized in Marketing and Branding with particular expertise in operations management. She is a certified Instructional Designer and an Online Teacher by the National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE). She is currently serving as an e-learning & Soft-skill specialist in UMT-CONNECTED for over 17 months. She is certified by FranklinCovey Pakistan on the communication and presentation advantage series. Moreover, she represented Pakistan as a Youth Delegate & Ambassador at Metropolitan Municipality Youth Assembly, Istanbul.

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