Language: English

How to use OLA as an educator Course outline
Kind of delivery: Fully Online
Number of hours:
2-3 hours
Course duration:
Self-determined by participant
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course you will learn how to navigate OLA, the Online Labour Academy as an educator.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR?
Anyone who is interested in designing courses on the OLA platform.
PRE-REQUISITES: WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED CRITERIA FOR ATTENDING THIS COURSE?
- Basic digital literacy (Able to operate a computer or mobile device) and a good understanding of the English Language
COURSE DURATION, NUMBER OF SESSIONS AND MODE OF DELIVERY
Duration determined by the participant as this is a self-paced course.
It will take 2 – 3 hours to complete the course.
Mode of Delivery: Fully Online
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand the basics features of the online learning platform, Moodle
- Create your own online course
SESSION OVERVIEW
Overview: Why use OLA?
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS: A brief introduction of why OLA is important in online workers education
DURATION (minutes): 5
Unit 1: What is an online learning platform?
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS: Video providing an introduction about Moodle
DURATION (minutes): 2
Unit 2: Learn Moodle basics – Creating your own online course
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS: Tutorial videos with step-by-step instructions on how to design your own course on OLA which includes: which includes: What is a course in Moodle, How to layout your course, Editing course sections, Adding text and images to your course,Adding activities and resources to your course.
DURATION (minutes): 1 hour to complete tutorial videos, 1 hour to complete a simple draft course
Unit 3: More resources to learn from
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS: A link to more Moodle resources to learn about online course design.
DURATION (minutes): 10
Unit 4: Participant evaluation
Participants evaluate the course
Unit 5: Certificate
Participants receives certificates for the course