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Regardless of your industry or role, if you have a stake in shaping learning experiences, this course will equip you with the tools, techniques and insights that are universally relevant and actionable. You will explore key concepts that can provide the basis for planning any learning design project – regardless of delivery method, complexity or demographic. Your course experience will include both theoretical and practical applications of behaviourist, cognitivist, constructivist and connectivist approaches to teaching and learning. This will allow you to articulate your own learning design paradigm, aligning with values appropriate to your organizational context. Additional key learning will relate to motivating learners, inclusive design, and accommodation of a range of learning styles. You will be coached through an integrative process of identifying audience needs, situational factors and learning needs before designing a short training that applies these key principles in a practical capstone project. After completing this course you’ll be able to: Describe key concepts in the learning design landscape Identify learning theories and their application in learning design Articulate a personal learning design paradigm and preferred theories  Conduct an environmental scan to assess situational factors for a group of learners Evaluate strategies to support learner motivation and retention Select an approach in which to ground learning design and provide a rationale for selection Create an outline for a training asset which addresses a variety of learning needs and preferences

Mastering the core concepts and principles of UX Design is paramount for establishing a robust groundwork in your UX journey. These principles act as navigational tools, helping designers make well-informed choices while providing a shared language and structure for seamless collaboration within a cross-functional team. In this six-week online course, delve into the intricacies of the UX Design process and its alignment with Agile and other project management methodologies. Uncover the diverse responsibilities of a UX Designer, learn about cultivating empathy for users, and gain proficiency in championing UX Design and decisions to stakeholders. Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Grasp the essence of user experience (UX), comprehending the goals and methodology behind user-centered design. Explore the roots, evolution, advantages, and overarching aims and principles of the User Experience Design process. Recognize the pivotal role of empathy within a user-centric design framework, emphasizing the user's emotional connection to a product, service, or experience. Familiarize yourself with the diverse roles of User Experience Design and research, discerning their contributions to the user-centric design process. Advocate effectively for the importance, value, and impact of user-centered design to stakeholders. Learn to foster collaboration and inclusivity with diverse stakeholders throughout the design process, including articulating outcomes and decisions. Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: User Experience  User-Centered Design  Empathy  User Experience Design Roles  Stakeholder Communication 

Understanding the human-centered design process is critical to succeeding as a UX Designer. Using this methodology will help you cultivate deeper empathy for the people you’re designing for; generate great ideas for new features, products, or services; validate those ideas to help ensure success at launch; and ultimately, design a great user experience. In this six-week online course, you’ll learn more deeply about each phase of the user-centered UX Design Process. You’ll apply best practices to develop key UX design skills, including articulating user needs, ideating, and prototyping. At each step, you’ll also learn how to advocate for the importance of each design phase to key stakeholders. Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. By the end of this course, you'll be able to:  Understand the role and benefits of each phase of the UX design process. Start building key UX Design skills, including needfinding, ideation, and prototyping. Learn the most common tools and deliverables that UX designers use in their work. Practice some of the most common methods or activities for each phase of the design process. Apply best practices for proposing a human-centered UX Design Process for solving a design problem. Advocate for the value of each phase of the UX Design Process to stakeholders. Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: User-Centered Design Stakeholder Communication  Design Process Planning User Needs Ideation  Prototyping  

Wield the power of Information Architecture to create a stronger user experience. In this six-week online course, you’ll define the relationship between content and its on-screen interface. You’ll create and arrange more meaningful content and improve navigability to meet users’ needs and expectations. You’ll translate business goals and UX research findings into more effective maps and workflows. You’ll apply tested principles and best practices to improve content creation, distribution, management, validation, prioritization, organization, space allocation, taxonomy and terminology. Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to: Develop User Experience design through content creation and information management  Align IA with business goals and user needs Understand information gathering and structuring data Develop content structures and information taxonomy Gather and apply insights towards better content creation and information management Understand the application of content and IA into product development processes and business processes Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include: User Experience Design Thinking Strategically  Information Planning & Analysis  Problem Solving  Insights Management & Analysis  Organizational Awareness

If you want hands-on experience in digital mapping and basic spatial analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), this online course is for you. You’ll start with foundation concepts such as digital data, scale and map projections, then learn to input and store data, create maps and analyze geographic problems. Blending theory and practical skills development, you’ll explore a real case study that applies high-resolution aerial photography and the latest GIS techniques to determine whether brownlands in Toronto are suitable for reclamation and residential development. Acquire and input data from a range of sources. Create and edit data using different file formats. Store spatial data in geodatabse and run queries from tabular or spatial data. Perform basic types of vector spatial analysis such as map overlay. Design a quantitative map to communicate analysis results. Approach a GIS-related problem with confidence, knowledge and skill.  

Learn to design and create techically and aesthetically sound thematic maps using GIS software. In this online course, you’ll discover how map reading and measurement, topographic maps, aerial photographs and other techniques can help you address environmental and planning issues. You’ll gain theoretical and practical experience in visual image interpretation, cartography, geographic coordinate systems and projections, and data collection and sampling for environmental management applications. You’ll emerge better equipped to integrate modern IT and geospatial technologies, and make better use of cutting-edge GIS software. Understand fundamental geospatial and cartographic concepts and map design rules. Design and create thematic maps that are easy to use. Apply GPS and mobile field acquisition techniques for environmental studies. Use the latest software packages to create interactive web maps without programming. Emerge with greater confidence in your ability to resolve real-world problems.  

If you want to use GIS modelling to resolve environmental issues, this online course is for you. You’ll get both a theoretical understanding and practical experience in GIS modelling, and how location-based information and the data management tools can enhance your environmental strategy. You’ll learn specific applications and how to combine them with analysis techniques for better spatial modelling. Lab work and exercises will leave you better equipped to deal with enterprise issues related to natural resource and engineering tasks. Know the principles and steps of spatial modelling with GIS. Apply your knowledge and skills to develop models and databases. Use the latest software and extensions to more advanced analyses, such as modelling of spatial pattern, correlation and regression, movement. Apply your models and data to resolve real-world issues. Make better, more informed decisions related to natural resource use and engineering tasks.

England during the reign of Elizabeth I was the locus of one of the greatest flowerings in Western literature, philosophy, music and art. It rivalled 5th-century Greece and 15th-century Italy. We’ll read a selection from the verse and prose of Spenser, Sidney, Raleigh, Marlowe, Hooker, Bacon and others. Of course, we’ll read Shakespeare too, arguably the centre of the Western canon.   Peruse the works of England’s golden age. Interpret them in the light of the main theological and philosophical ideas of the period. Understand the ideals of English Renaissance humanism and their relevance today. Trace the development of literary genres such as drama, the pastoral and the sonnet. See how they still affect our sense of what literature is.

This course is for you If you've successfully completed the SCS Korean Level IV or have the equivalent language skills, this course will help make your speech more precise and complex. This course is designed for early-intermediate level learners (between A2 and B1 on the CEFR grid). You'll be able to discuss everyday life issues with greater confidence and express your point of view. You'll improve the precision of your speech, learn how to make subtle statements, and gain confidence discussing and analyzing issues.   Reinforce overall proficiency in everyday language. Increase your knowledge of Korean language etiquette. Gain a more thorough command of grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

This is the third step in the Certificate in Creative Writing poetry stream. Weekly workshops and a focus on craft, technique, and poetic forms will be explored. Grow your portfolio of polished work and gain a deeper understanding of poetic process as you develop and strengthen your writing practice. Further develop your poetic voice and style. Express and demonstrate your artistic interests as you expand your poetry repertoire. Get constructive instructor and peer feedback on your work. Expand and strengthen your portfolio of poems.