COURSE WRITING
Learn to develop courses for post secondary or adult education. You
will learn all you need to know successfully write course in order to meet
curriculum guidelines.
Approaches to education are variable, and development of any course should
maintain focus on both aims and delivery method. Some courses are
developed to be teacher centred; others to be student centred.
Experiential learning such as Delivery methods can also vary
(eg.Classroom, Workplace, Online, CD E learning, Blended and PBL) and
course development requires a different approach in each instance.
COURSE STRUCTUREThere are 8 lessons in this module
as follows:
1. Bases for Education
2.
Course Writing Methodologies
3.
Level of Study
4.
Curriculum Documentation
5. Course Materials
6.
Course Material Creation
7.
Reviewing and Updating Courses
8. Recognition and Accreditation
9.
Application and Implementation.
AIMS
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Determine an appropriate basis for developing a course to suit a given
need.
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Write course documentation and materials methodically and with clarity.
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Explain differences between levels of study, particularly in post
secondary education.
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Write curriculum documentation for a course.
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Identify and evaluate sources for course materials and support
services for a course.
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To plan and create a variety of course materials to support learning
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Establish procedures for reviewing and updating established course
materials.
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Compare relative values of formal course endorsement systems.
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Plan the implementation of a developed course