Designing Online Courses with the 7Cs Framework (EMMA)

Designing Online Courses with the 7Cs Framework (EMMA)

The 7Cs is a powerful seven-stage process that helps educators and designers create effective courses using digital technologies. In this MOOC, you will learn collaboratively with other students and from experts in the field. Throughout the 6 weeks, you will work on the design (or redesign!) of a technologically enhanced course.

The 7Cs is a powerful seven-stage process that helps educators and designers create effective courses using digital technologies. This framework was proposed by Prof Gráinne Conole. It combines the Open University’s Learning Design Initiative with the Carpe Diem learning design workshops of the University of Leicester.
In this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), you will work on the design (or redesign!) of a technologically enhanced course. You will find a series of activities to guide you through the learning design process. If you want to complete all the activities, you will need 2-3 hours per week. This MOOC has 6 lessons. Every lesson is divided into units, which have a recommended study time of approximately 30 minutes each. You can do additional readings and activities to expand upon some of the topics.
Throughout this MOOC, peer-support is crucial. Please participate and comment on the work of other learners. Let others know that you are there!

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this MOOC, successful participants will be able to:
Understand the 7Cs framework for learning design.
Analyse different course components.
Apply the 7Cs effectively to design an online course.

Outcomes:
Successful participants will develop a plan for the design and implementation of an online course.
1- Introduction
2- The 7Cs of learning
3- Conceptualise and Create
4- Communicate and Collaborate
5- Consider and Combine
6- Consolidate

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