Welcome Video
Welcome to Online Teaching for Art & Design! I am your instructor, Micaela Kwiatkowski. I work as an Instructional Designer at the Teaching and Learning Centre at ECU and am excited to work with you over the next six weeks.
In this course we will be learning about basic principles and processes for teaching art and design online. This will include practical components such as using Moodle, Kaltura, collaboration tools, and video editing software. It will also include pedagogical components such as community building and student engagement, instructor presence, facilitating critiques and effective course building.
The course is broken down into 6 weeks. Each week there will be readings, a group discussion forum, and various activities. Do your best to complete all of the activities each week and check in on the announcements forum at the top of the course for course updates from me.
In addition to each week's activities and readings, there will be a live zoom session every Tuesday from 1-2 pm. In these sessions we will workshop your courses and learn about various elearning technology, discuss course content as a group and in break-out sessions, and go over strategies for student engagement in synchronous sessions. You are not required to have completed the weeks activities and readings prior to attending the Zoom session. If you are unable to attend please watch the recording afterwards. If you need assistance through the course feel free to book an appointment with me by email or by using the scheduler at the top of the course.
Please watch the Welcome Video for more details on the course. Thank you!
Additional Information
This course is ungraded but feedback will be provided on each assignment. The course duration is 6 weeks, if you require an extension on the course please contact Micaela at mkwiatkowski@ecuad.ca. If you need to withdraw from the course please let me know.
Contact Your Instructor
You can reach out to me at mkwiatkowski@ecuad.ca to schedule a Zoom or phone call. I am available Monday- Friday between 9AM-4PM Pacific Time. You can also book a slot for my office ours under the office hours activity in this course. During the week, I will respond to all e-mails within 24 hours. If you e-mail on the weekend, I will respond on Monday.