eCampus Ontario News!
University of Toronto has nine collaborative project proposals that have been approved for the 2016 round of the MTCU-funded provincial Shared Online Course fund. Each of the following will receive between $40,000 ~ 60,000 with a deadline of Sept 2016 for completion of development.
| Online Courses | |
| Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science | Hakob Barseghyan – FAS |
| Introduction to Medical Microbiology | William Navarre – FAS |
| Introduction to Economics for Non-Specialists | Avi Cohen Gillian Hamilton – FAS |
| Introduction to Classical Tibetan | Frances Garrett – FAS |
| Learning Modules | |
| Virtual patient case-based learning modules | Marcus Law – Med. Sci. |
| Basic Physics Skills – Newtonian Mechanics | Johann Bayer – UTSC |
| Indigenous Education Resources | Jean-Paul Restoule – OISE |
| Project Management Essentials | Arash Shahi Brenda McCabe – FASE |
| Principles of Engineering Drawings | Arash Shahi Brenda McCabe – FASE |
| Understanding Statistics – From concepts through visuals to data and back again | Douglas Bors – UTSC |
Each module will consist of a set of shared curriculum resources that can be re-used in multiple courses or across different institutions. Our previously funded modules can be found on the Open UToronto website.
In order to support successful design and development we held a Module Design Workshop Day for each of the lead instructors and their teams on Tuesday. Feb 16. The goals of the day include:
- Introduce pedagogical underpinnings that inform design of active learning
- Provide guided process for instructional design that incorporates online components and active learning strategies
- Introduce media design strategies including video and learning object (e.g. Storyline-type) development
- Orient participants to resources and supports available to implement online learning/module components in courses.
We are following up with additional webinars on key topics such as accessibility and content packaging strategies.
UofT’s success in securing funding for 9 new projects will allow us to continue to participate in the shaping of the broader provincial Online Learning landscape.