Create a More Rewarding Online Learning Experience

If you develop and teach courses online, how can you emulate the engagement students have in face-to-face classes? The University of Georgia’s Instructional Design and eLearning Certificate teaches you how to produce a successful online learning experience that truly comes alive for students. In this 60-hour online, instructor-led program, you'll learn how to develop clear instructional goals, work with tools to create a rewarding eLearning experience, and write and revise a project management plan.

Snapshot

Format: Online

Hours: 30 ea.

Credits: 3.0 CEUs ea.

When: #1 - Jan. 27, 2025

Cost: $849 ea.

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Introduction to Instructional Design and Development (Course #1)

  • This course covers the analysis of instructional needs and systematic principles of design.
  • Students learn about the most widely accepted instructional design model, known as ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation).
  • Students explore fundamental learning theories and the ways instructional designers apply these theories to content using the ADDIE framework.

Instructional Design and Development Practicum (Course #2)

  • Using the principles from the introduction, this course teaches a practical approach for eLearning development.
  • Allows students to put eLearning and instructional design principles into practice.
  • Students work with their choice of commonly-used tools to design and develop short eLearning experiences.

Who Should Attend?

  • Teachers and professors
  • Non-profit and corporate trainers
  • Human Resources specialists

Course Information

Course Date Info: 

Course 1: Introduction to Instructional Design and Development
January 27 - March 24, 2025
Every Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. ET
Registration deadline is February 3, 2025.
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Course 2: Instructional Design and Development Practicum*
April 21 - June 16, 2025
Every Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. ET
Registration deadline is April 28, 2025.
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*Students must successfully complete Course 1 before taking Course 2.

Course format: 

Online, instructor-led

Course Fee(s): 

$849 per course

Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Should the Georgia Center find it necessary to cancel the course for any reason, we will attempt to notify the participants at least 24 hours in advance via phone and/or e-mail. In the event that the course is canceled by the Georgia Center, a 100% refund will be processed for each registrant. The Georgia Center will issue a refund less a $75 cancellation fee for course cancellation requests received before 5:00 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the beginning of a course. Business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. No refunds can be issued if you cancel within four business days of the course start date or at any time after a course begins. Once you access the online course, you are no longer eligible for a refund. To cancel your enrollment, please send an email to: student@georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Liz Melendez, M.Ed., Instructional Designer, Content Creator
After a long career as a professional musician, instructor, and graphic designer, Liz made the career move into instructional design. She develops learning for leadership and change management for a Fortune 500 corporation and is a graduate of UGA's Learning, Design, and Technology masters program.