Online Course Design and Delivery

This ten week course will prepare you to develop online courses for OPEN NH.

This course will include an initial face to face meeting, online participation, working with an assigned partner, and application of the skills necessary to develop a seven week online professional development course that will be delivered to other educators across the state. You will have the guidance of an experienced online course developer and a partner to work with you through this process. During the training course, you will be asked to develop a specific course based on New Hampshire needs. Following the training course, you will be given additional time, if necessary, to refine the online course that you developed. After completion of the training course, you will be qualified to develop online courses for the OPEN NH project. Opportunities for course development arises out of need. It is our intention to support continued course devleopment and your growth as a developer to the best of our ability.

• Developers take a 10-week online course that trains teams of developers to design and deliver an online course for teacher professional development. Developers are trained to be Online Course Design Specialists as they are guided through the process of defining course goals, readings, activities, discussion questions, alignment to state and national standards, assessment, and strategies for building a learning community.
• During the course, developers examine theories of online learning and exemplary curriculum development, as well as learn how to use course management software to create and run effective online courses that address the specific needs of their audiences.

Here are some reasons to consider becoming a developer:

• You'll become part of a NH network, providing quality online professional development to NH teachers.
• You'll learn online course development techniques that will enhance your own teaching experiences.
• You'll earn a stipend up to $1,500 for each course developed.
• There is graduate credit available for completing the developer training course.

Basic requirements for Developer Training:

• You are interested in online education and seek training in online course development.
• You are interested in creating high quality professional development opportunities for NH educators.
• You have expertise in a specific educational content area or discipline.
• You have previous experience with online courses, preferably through OPEN NH.
• You are experienced and comfortable using technology.
• You have the desire and ability to work on a team throughout the 10 week training course.
• You have the desire and ability to continue to work on your course after the training period has ended.
• You are interested in being part of an ongoing learning community that provides high quality online professional development to New Hampshire educators.
  

Developer Training occurs once each year. The 100% online training course opens with a face to face orientation meeting. Contact the Project Coordinator to learn about upcoming training.