Introduction to Instructional Design
EDUC-42592
Build Engaging Learning Experiences Across Education, Corporate, and Government Sectors
No Prerequisite | 10 Weeks
As an entry point course in the Instructional Design Certificate, Introduction to Instructional Design focuses on the basic principles, models, and theories of instructional design and provides an overview of the instructional design process. The application of instructional design in professional contexts, including K-12 and higher education, as well as corporate, industrial, and governmental settings, will be introduced.
You will gain the skills to manage your instructional design and teaching tools while developing strategies to address varied types of learning preferences and needs. You will explore how diverse theories of learning apply to your profession as an educator and how they relate to learning and growth within your daily life.
What You'll Learn
- Real-World Applications: Explore instructional design in education, corporate, and government settings.
- Effective Tools and Techniques: Choose the right strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
- Learning Theories in Action: Apply core learning theories to your designs.
- Material Creation: Develop engaging, well-designed instructional materials.
- Engagement Strategies: Create activities that inspire and align with goals.
- Tech Integration: Use emerging technologies and AI to enhance designs.
- Assessment Skills: Design assessments that improve learning outcomes.
- Portfolio Development: Build professional portfolio pieces to showcase your work.
- Ethical Awareness: Understand ethical trends shaping the future of the field.
Course Information
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- No refunds after: 1/10/2025
- Early Enrollment Discount: $670 ($695 if enrolled after 12/9/2024)
- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
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Kristin Ziska Strange
A Leader in Instructional Design and Educational Innovation
Krys Ziska Strange serves as the Associate Director of Faculty Development & Instructional Design, helping to expand the reach and impact of online programs and educational technology at Tufts University. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, exploring the intersections between faculty professional development and faculty identity. She also holds a Masters degree in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University and a Bachelors in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Methodist University.
Before joining Tufts, Krys worked at Digital Learning as the Assistant Director of Technology & Innovation at University of Arizona, as an Instructional Designer and Instructional Technologist for Northern Arizona University's e-Learning Center and spent ten years as a K-12 English teacher (Creative Writing, Speech, American Lit, and Multicultural Lit). After spending a decade in K-12, Krys wasn't quite done with teaching yet. She has spent most of the past decade teaching online and in person in courses for Northern Arizona University, Tufts ExCollege, and University of Arizona. Currently, Krys teaches for the University of Arizona's School of Information in their Games and Behaviors degree, teaching courses on instructional technology, gamification, and game design.
Krys serves as a Lead Instructor and Developer for the UCSD Instructional Design Professional Certificate Program.
Outside of work, Krys spends her time running tabletop RPGs, watching sci-fi, running a moderately successful farm on Stardew, and reading all the books she can get her hands on.