The Online Course Design Graduate Certificate Program is designed to build competencies so that completers can successfully create high-quality online learning environments to deliver content to a specific audience. The courses build skills so that learners can intentionally design relevant, rigorous and coherent learning environments that:

• Build on relationships and communication
• Are inclusive and accessible
• Apply research and evidence-based teaching practices reflecting principles of cognitive psychology, learning theories and scientific research
• Include active learning through engaging instructional modules with assessment tools
• Create feedback loops to measure progress and completion of learning outcomes
• Integrate all ISTE education standards as defined by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)