E-learning –

aet541

(3 credits)

This course focuses on e-learning for adult learners. Students apply instructional design techniques, learning theory, and technical tools for e-learning activities. The course also addresses the challenges associated with the e-learning environment.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Foundations of E-Learning
- Identify the characteristics of e-learning.
- Summarize the evolution of e-learning.
- Analyze the purposes, benefits, and challenges of e-learning.
- Describe instructional methods used within an e-learning environment.
Designing E-Learning
- Summarize the principles for designing effective e-learning instruction.
- Analyze the effect of personalization on e-learning.
- Evaluate the benefits of segmentation and pretraining.
- Explain methods for incorporating worked examples in e-learning environments.
Instructional Considerations – Text and Graphics
- Summarize the principles for effective use of text in e-learning.
- Summarize the principles for integrating graphics in e-learning.
- Evaluate the use of text and graphics in instruction.
- Integrate text and graphics for effective instruction.
Instructional Considerations – Audio
- Identify audio sharing technologies for use in e-learning.
- Determine appropriate uses of audio in e-learning.
- Integrate audio and graphics for effective instruction.
- Evaluate the use of audio in e-learning environments.
Practice, Collaboration, and Learner Control
- Describe the principles behind the effective use of practice in e-learning.
- Determine the effectiveness of feedback in practice exercises.
- Apply multimedia principles in practice exercises.
- Justify collaboration in e-learning.
- Evaluate the level of learner control in e-learning.
Applications of E-Learning Guidelines
- Summarize e-learning principles that promote thinking skills.
- Analyze appropriate uses of simulations and games in e-learning.
- Evaluate e-learning using research-based guidelines.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

E-learning –

aet541

Foundations of E-Learning

Designing E-Learning

Instructional Considerations – Text and Graphics

Instructional Considerations – Audio

Practice, Collaboration, and Learner Control

Applications of E-Learning Guidelines

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