E-Learning Design & Development
Program Description: Program Description: The E-Learning Design and Development Specialist certificate program provides entry-level training to obtain skills required to teach in an e-learning environment. This program was developed locally by faculty of Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC), and is still the only program of its kind offered in Georgia. SWGTC offers the E-Learning Design & Development Specialist program for:
Educators – at any level, who want to learn how to convert and organize their instructional content used in a traditional face-to-face setting into a format which is conducive to learning by students at a distance via the Internet. Georgia Certified Teachers can earn up to 11 PLU Credits while completing this program!
Administrators – who want to gain a better understanding of how instructional and/or informative content can be delivered effectively in an e-learning environment, and
Business and industry trainers and professionals – who want to learn how to effectively communicate their instruction or informational message to customers at a distance via the Internet.
Student Learning Outcomes:
• Students will identify instructional strategies appropriate for achieving specific course competencies in an e-learning environment.
• Students will identify instructional technologies appropriate for encouraging and facilitating learner engagement needed for achieving specific course competencies.
• Students will create and upload course content items (including informational elements, Instructional Objects, Assignments, and Assessments) into an approved course management system.
Length of Program: Two (2) Semesters.
Cost of Program: Click Here.
Entrance Date: Beginning of each semester.
Entrance Requirements: Refer to Admissions criteria. Click for Entrance Score Requirements.
Age: Applicant must be 18 years of age or older.
Education: An applicant must be a high school graduate or the equivalent (GED). College transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Advisor: A program advisor should be consulted prior to enrolling in any course. An advisor will be assigned by admissions.
Program Exit Point: E-Learning Design and Development Specialist, Technical Certificate of Credit.
Credits Required for Graduation: 11 minimum semester hours credits required for graduation.
Curriculum |
Credit Hours |
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| 1. Occupational Courses (11 hours) | ||||
| ELGD | 1010 | Introduction to E-Learning | 1 | |
| ELGD | 1110 | E-Learning Instructional Design | 3 | |
| ELGD | 1150 | E-Learning Design and Delivery Tools | 4 | |
| ELGD | 1210 | E-Learning Practicum | 3 | |






