eLearning and Instructional Design Outcomes

NOTE: The concentration-level outcomes listed below depict the criteria by which faculty and their graduate students will assess and improve the value of signature work, the quality of portfolios, and the development of program participants as professionals.  These competencies also pertain to certificate students.

eLID concentration graduates will have an opportunity to gain

Professional Expertise

• Contribute to the design of learning experiences that are rigorous, grounded in evidence-based pedagogical theory, and informed by the science of learning.
• Gather and assess evidence of effectiveness for the purpose of improved learning.
• Create engaging environments that involve learners in the construction of knowledge through images, words, videos, and animations.
• Serve as a consultant on learning design and connected learning.
• Manage the development of projects related to learning design.

Contextual Cognizance

• Conduct environmental scans to identify needs and resources, analyze gaps and strengths, and discover partners and opportunities.
• Demonstrate responsiveness to organizational culture, including the capacity to negotiate with others and manage change.
• Understand the expertise and perspectives of participants in the design process (e.g., discipline specialists, educators, learning scientists, media designers, and technologists), in order to forge respectful and constructive working relationships.

Leadership and Vision

• Seek out and analyze the pedagogical potential of new models, strategies and tools.
• Respond innovatively to societal and institutional changes that impact the field of education.
• Anticipate and help shape the future of education, particularly next generation learning in mobile and online environments.