Teacher as a learning designer

Dear [First Name]Welcome to Session 1 – Teacher as a Learning DesignerPlease consult the course schedule on the syllabus page for an overview of this session.If you have just joined us, you will find instructions on the course site for getting started, which provides advice on what you need to do to set up your online learning environment.

Recap

We hope that you found the introductory instructions useful for setting up your personal learning environment.By now you should have:

• familiarised yourself with the layout of the course site 
• reviewed the course guide 
• completed the pre-course survey
• posted a WENote to tell us why you are taking this course
• set up your accounts on: Forums, Mastodon and Moodle
• completed the Scavenger hunt challenge
• completed the pre-course poll
• Introduced yourself on the Meet & Greet Forum

This session: Teacher as a Learning Designer

The aim of this session is to assist you to reflect on educational theories and instructional design principles to create learning environments that engage and support learning.Visit the Syllabus page for an overview of Session 1.To get started: first, work your way through the learning materials and then:

• complete the self-assessment quiz (you can retry each question as many times as you like);
• participate in the discussion forum; and
• complete the learning challenge (please try to complete the learning challenge by the end of this week)

Need help?

If you need course specific help, post your questions on the LS4ODFL general forum. Remember to include the url of the page where you are having problems.

Let's leverage the power of peer-learning by helping each other. If you know the answer to a question in the forum, please share your knowledge by posting a response to assist others.

Bear in mind that as an international course, academic volunteers helping out on the course may be in a different time zone and could be sleeping when you post a question.

We hope you enjoy your digital learning experience and make the most of this opportunity to help you achieve your goals.
Best wishes
Dr Deepak Prasad
Course Facilitator
Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching Enhancement
Fiji National University