Online Teaching Essentials: Plan Your Course

Badge awarded to

Nora Franzova

Issued on 27 May 2026 by

Langara College

A quality course must be built on a strong foundation. In this course, participants explore key principles for planning online and hybrid courses. They assess the current state of their course through the lenses of proven frameworks like Backward Design, QualityMatters, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Participants create measurable course outcomes, align assessments and activities with CLOs, and (re)design for engagement, accessibility, and community-building. By the end of this course, they have a clear, learner-centered course blueprint to guide their course development.

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Issuer

Langara College

edtech@langara.ca

Langara is one of BC's leading post-secondary institutions providing University Studies, Career Studies, and Continuing Studies programs and courses to more than 19,000 students annually.

Criteria

Learning Outcomes and competencies

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Apply backward design and outcome-based teaching and learning (OBTL) principles to develop aligned course outcomes, assessments, and learning activities for an online or hybrid course.
Design a course blueprint that integrates principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Quality Matters standards, student engagement strategies, and a clear content structure to support learner success.
Select and organize course content and materials that align with their course learning outcomes, assessments, and activities.
Develop strategies to foster learner accountability and build an inclusive learning community through intentional design of teaching and learning activities.