Online Courses for Educators
Coding and Design
Facilitated ONCE a year!
7 October - 1 December 2019
Registration open from 7 August 2019
Are you ready to ...
encourage your students to be creators and not just consumers of technology?
inspire your students to create programs, apps, and websites that address ideas or issues that are important to them?
learn some basic coding and programming skills and combine them with computational and design thinking strategies to help your students analyze and design solutions to real world problems?
Our online course
is for YOU!
We have EVERYTHING you need to use coding, programming and computational thinking as a way to deepen and extend student learning.
Written FOR educators BY educators!
This course will take approximately 30-40 hours over 8 weeks. You will be exploring key resources (articles, videos) that you can use in your teaching practice.
After each module you will have a practical and relevant hands-on task to complete and then share your experience with the other course participants in our private community forum.
By the end of the course you will be creating a project-based learning activity or unit that incorporates some key elements of design thinking, computational thinking, lateral thinking and/or creative problem solving.
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Facilitated Course starts 7 October 2019
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What do you get with a facilitated, online course?
A Course Facilitator
Our experienced & knowledgeable course facilitators ...
- give regular, individual participant feedback;
- host a weekly group video “hangout” for each week of the course; AND
- schedule one personal “accountability” call per participant per course.
PLUS ...
Course Video
Each course has a video created by our course authors highlighting the key themes for your learning.
Key Resources
Highly curated key resources carefully selected by our course authors. PLUS additional curated resources to read or bookmark when you have more time.
Practical Task
Practical and relevant action tasks for you to apply your learning within your school context.
Private Forum
Private online course forums for reflection, sharing and feedback from a global community of past and present course participants.
Unlimited Access
As soon as you purchase the facilitated online course you have *unlimited access to the course content (and any future updates) for as long as you like - across any & all devices you own.
with
a global community of like-minded learners!
What are people saying about Eduro Learnings Facilitated Online Courses?
I loved the connection to people. The readings were appropriate and not arduous. The expectations for submitted work were realistic, but allowed for individuals tailoring it to their own needs.
Claude
It was good to have resources that were text and video based. Overall I really enjoyed the course. The facilitator was encouraging and timely with her feedback. Hearing ideas and suggestions from others is a valuable bonus too.
Tracy
Special Message from the Course Authors
By the end of this course, you will be able to show your students the possibilities and potential to become creators, not just consumers, of digital technology.
Robin Ulster & James Denby Educators, Authors, Consultants
Course Overview
Coding and Design
Be introduced to several ways of thinking about complex problems and their solutions to the creation of an impact project that incorporates elements of design thinking and/or app design practices.
Learn basic coding and programming concepts through a combination of unplugged and computer based activities and participate in a design sprint to build skills and knowledge.
Walk away with a range of strategies and tools that you can use in different subject areas and with different grade levels to encourage your students to be creators
and not just consumers of technology.
How will this facilitated, online course help you to encourage students to be creators and not just consumers of technology?
Module 1
Explore computational thinking as a fundamental way of approaching problem-solving.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Understand the essential components of computational thinking;
- Identify ways in which computational thinking can be applied in the classroom; and
- Implement elements of lateral thinking in the classroom.
Module 2
Explore basic programming terms that are used across all coding languages.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Identify and define key terms integral to coding and programming languages;
- Understand how these terms can be applied to coding simple programs using a block-based programming language; and
- Apply this knowledge and skill to classroom subject/grade.
Module 3
Explore the difference between remixing (starting with someone else’s content and changing/customizing it to create something new) and creating original content from scratch as well as the potential for remixing as a springboard for developing the skills of coding and design.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Identify resources to use for remixing projects in the classroom;
- Begin to develop the ability to read code to identify its function; and
- Start adapting, customizing, and/or adding functionality to existing code projects.
Module 4
Examine the basic principles and practices of design thinking as practiced by Stanford University’s Design School and learn how design thinking can be applied to learning and creating in all subjects/grade levels.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Identify and define key design thinking terms;
- Understand the design thinking process and use it to design solutions; and
- Apply the design thinking strategies to classroom activities/learning.
Module 5
Examine a variety of different apps and interfaces.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Identify characteristics of good and bad app design;
- View app design from a computational thinking perspective;
- Storyboard an app concept; and
- Understand ways in which the design process can be used in many other fields.
Module 6
Apply the skills and knowledge of design thinking and creative problem solving, app design and computational thinking to either connect the coding to the app using code.org’s App Studio or to create a project-based learning unit for students.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Apply characteristics of good and bad app design to building a prototype OR to creating a project-based learning unit;
- Use ways of thinking (i.e., computational thinking, lateral thinking, design thinking, creative thinking) to design an app or a PBL unit;
- Use debugging routines to refine and revise your apps or lessons; and
- Understand ways in which coding and design principles and processes can be applied to creating solutions to real-world problems.
Are you ready to ...
encourage your students to be creators and not just consumers of technology?
inspire your students to create programs, apps, and websites that address ideas or issues that are important to them?
learn some basic coding and programming skills and combine them with computational and design thinking strategies to help your students analyze and design solutions to real world problems?
All Facilitated Courses start in
Facilitated Course starts 7 October 2019
Facilitated Option - No Credit
Certificate of Completion issued upon request
$247
Facilitated Option - With Credit
5 Quarter Credits / 50 Clock Hours
$467
Continuing Education Quarter Credits / Clock Hours Information
FACILITATED OPTION WITH CREDITS/CLOCK HOURS
Coding and Design
Heritage Course ID: ED465q
5 Continuing Education Quarter Credits / 50 Clock Hours
The Heritage Institute continuing education quarter credits are awarded through Antioch University Seattle at the 500 level. Antioch University Seattle’s Continuing Education Quarter Credits are acceptable in most states for teaching certificate renewal and salary advancement.
Prior to registering for a course, we recommend you seek approval from your state office of education or school district Human Resources department as many state and district requirements are unique. Click here for more FAQs or call 1800/445-1305 or log onto www.hol.edu policies page for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I purchase this facilitated course for two or more people at once?
Yes! We can arrange an invoice payment so that you can purchase for two or more people at one time. This also means we can organize each person with their own separate login details.
Please use our Group Registration to send us the details so we can get in touch with you to begin the payment & registration process!
When does this facilitated course (Coding and Design) start and finish?
The start date for this facilitated online course is: October 7, 2019.
The finish date for this facilitated online course is: December 1, 2019.
How many hours per week should this course take to complete?
We estimate approximately 3-5 hours per week will be spent on coursework. The entire course will be facilitated over 8 weeks.
Can I work at my own pace?
To a certain extent, yes, although our facilitated course option has firm timeframes and deadlines. To gain the most benefit from the community aspect of a facilitated course you should aim to complete each module within its week timeframe.
If you would like to work at your own pace outside of the timeframes and deadlines for this facilitated course, you might consider purchasing our Self-Paced Option which is available outside of the facilitated online course dates.
How do I connect with other participants?
Each online course has it's own private community forum to connect with other partipants in the course. View our online course confidentiality policy.
We also encourage you to connect with us and fellow partipants outside the course through various social media channels (optional).
What happens if I’m not finished?
If you have not completed all of your course work by 1 December, 2019 you may continue at your own pace. However, you may receive little to no facilitator or fellow participant response beyond the course end date (1 December 2019) for any work you complete or add to the forums.
Being educators ourselves we understand and appreciate that sometimes our learning can be interupted by circumstances beyond our control. We may have a small window of flexibility with final course completion BUT it is important that you make contact with your facilitator asap if you are unable to meet the deadlines and timefames of this course otherwise you may not be able to claim your course completion certificate.
All Eduro Learning online courses offer *unlimited access so you will continue to have access to the course material, resources and tasks.
What technical requirements does this course have?
In order to access our online course material & resources, you will need a device (desktop, laptop, tablet, iPad, smartphone etc) that can access the internet. You will also need PDF reading software such as Adobe Reader which you can download for free here.
How long do I have access to the course material?
How does *unlimited access sound? As soon as you purchase Coding and Design, you have *unlimited access to the course (and any updates!) or as long as you like - across any & all devices you own.
Is this online course available any other time of the year?
We only offer a facilitated online course ONCE a year (October 7 - Dec 1, 2019). You can purchase the Self-Paced option (no facilitator, no time-frames, no credit/clock-hours, no community) for $147. Click here for more details.
*Subject to Eduro Learning continuing to offer this course.
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