Designing Online Courses in the AI Era

Online course

Designing Online Courses in the AI Era equips educators with proven strategies to engage students, build community, and communicate effectively, helping you become proficient in online teaching, and ultimately, enhancing student success and retention.

Group Enrollment Pricing
1 person$329 per person
2-4 people$295 per person
5-9 people$209 per person
10-19 people$165 per person
20-39 people$139 per person
Group Enrollment discounts are applied in the cart.
The course enrollment will expire one year after activation.

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Start designing smarter online courses with clear structure, authentic assessments, and responsible AI—without sacrificing what makes your teaching human.

Designing effective online courses today requires more than strong content, it demands intentional structure, inclusive design, and thoughtful decisions about how emerging technologies, especially AI, shape learning. Designing Online Courses in the AI Era equips faculty with the skills and confidence to build online and hybrid courses that are learner-centered, future-ready, and grounded in evidence-based practices.

This applied, self-paced course goes beyond how to teach online and focuses on how to design online courses that truly work. You’ll be guided step-by-step through the full course design process—from writing meaningful learning outcomes and mapping curriculum to creating engaging activities, accessible content, aligned assessments, and plans for continuous improvement. You’ll explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping both the student learning experience and the course design process, and how to use it intentionally rather than reactively. Learn when AI can enhance learning, when it should be limited, and how to communicate clear expectations to students.

Across ten modules, you’ll engage in hands-on activities, downloadable design tools, reflection prompts, and real-world scenarios that translate theory into action. Participants will build a personalized course-design toolkit they can immediately apply to their own courses, including AI use expectation statements, aligned learning objectives, engagement strategies, and assessment plans tailored for the realities of online teaching today.

Design courses where technology enhances learning and your expertise stays at the center.

Topics Covered: 

  • Module 1: Introduction to Online Learning Pedagogies
  • Module 2: Course Planning & Curriculum Mapping
  • Module 3: Course Design
  • Module 4: Inclusive & Accessible Course Design
  • Module 5: Content Development for Online Learning
  • Module 6: Interactive Techniques & Engagement Strategies
  • Module 7: Enhancing Online Learner Support & Motivation
  • Module 8: Assessment & Feedback in Online Learning
  • Module 9: Evaluating & Improving Online Courses
  • Module 10: Advanced Technologies & Ethical Considerations

 

Learning Goals

At the conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Explain key theories and principles of online learning and how they inform effective course design in digital environments.
  • Analyze their own teaching context to identify design decisions that support learner engagement, accessibility, and persistence.
  • Apply backward design and curriculum mapping strategies to align learning objectives, assessments, and instructional activities.
  • Design inclusive and accessible online course structures using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and accessibility standards.
  • Develop engaging online learning activities that promote meaningful interaction with content, peers, and instructors.
  • Evaluate the role of artificial intelligence in online learning to determine when its use enhances learning and when limitations are necessary.
  • Create clear AI use expectations and policies that support academic integrity, transparency, and student learning.
  • Construct authentic assessments and feedback strategies that balance human expertise with responsible AI support.
  • Use data, student feedback, and quality assurance frameworks to assess course effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Integrate emerging technologies ethically and intentionally to enhance online and hybrid course design while maintaining equity and instructor presence.

 

Who Will Benefit from This Course:

  • College and university faculty
  • Instructional designers
  • Teaching and learning professionals
  • Academic leaders and program coordinators
  • Graduate students or early-career educators

 

Product Code: PO26AA

Purchase Options

Group Enrollment Pricing
1 person$299
2-9 people$229 per person
10-49 people$179 per person
50-99 people$159 per person
100+ people$119 per person
Group Enrollment discounts are applied in the cart.
The course enrollment will expire one year after activation.
If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you may cancel the order within 30 days of purchase and receive a full refund.
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