CERTIFIED DIGITAL EDUCATOR ™ (CDE)

There is an impressive body of research evidence on how students learn whether they be in preschool, primary school, secondary school, college, university or the corporate sector. This microcredential examines how students learn with digital technologies. Focus is on how behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism explain how people learn and how educators apply these theories in the learning environment in which digital technologies are employed. An Integrated Theory of Digital Learning (ITDL) is introduced which ties these theories in explaining how students learn effectively and efficiently using digital technologies. Finally, the course examines the principles of digital learning and how it impacts learning design.

CERTIFIED DIGITAL EDUCATOR ™ (CDE)

A variety of digital technologies are available to assist educators in enhancing learning of students since the emergence of the internet and the web. The course examined the digital technologies used in the design, development and delivery of teaching and alignment to how students learn and meeting needs of diverse learners. The digital technologies include learning management systems, video conferencing tools for synchronous interaction, social media tools for asynchronous interaction, gamification software, video and audio making tools, animation software and others. 

CERTIFIED DIGITAL EDUCATOR ™ (CDE)

Oftentimes educators get carried away with with new technologies and ignore pedagogy. Digital pedagogy is defined simply as the art and science of teaching using digital tools and technologies in cyberspace. Focus is on the variety of digital pedagogical strategies, steps involved in designing digital  courses and types of active learning activities. Also examined are alternative and authentic assessment methods such as online quizzes, audio & video presentations, e-portfolios and others. Issue discussed include authentication and academic honesty.

CERTIFIED DIGITAL EDUCATOR ™ (CDE)

Traditionally, content has been provided to students at all levels of education and corporate training through text and images. In recent times the shift is towards digital content made available online. As mentioned in the IDLM, student-content interaction is an important part of learning and the challenge is facilitating this interaction.  About two-thirds of student time is spent interacting with content whether it be reading text, watching a video, listening to a podcast, doing a quiz and so forth. This  course discusses the creation and curation of content that will facilitate learning and explore the viability of the self-instructional module. Focus is on the curation of available content and the creation of educator made content.