ECTO 002: Assignment Design

Issued by Union Institute and University

To earn this credential participants will design assignments for online courses that are deliberate, authentic and build student skills as well as knowledge. ECTO 002: Assignment Design, is one of the university's seven Essential Competencies for Teaching Online (ECTO) modules. The ECTO modules Identify a set of online teaching competencies that every Union Institute and University (UI&U) professor should own.

Type Certification
Level Advanced
Time Hours

Additional Details

Skills

Experiential Learning
Online Course Design
Project-based Learning
Research Methodologies
Scaffolding
Transparent design

Earning Criteria

The ability to craft assignments that deliberately build critical thinking skills in the field.
The ability to craft authentic and creative assignments by applying content to real world situations.
Familiarity with best practice standards for assignment design prompts: a. Indicate the overarching purpose of each assignment b. Provide clear and detailed instructions c. Provide criteria for success.
Purposefully integrate the use of Library and other internal/external resources into the assignments themselves.
The ability to create long and complex assignments through scaffolding.

Standards

Essential Competencies for Teaching Online (ECTO)

Essential Competencies for Teaching Online are new set of online course design and delivery standards developed by Union Institute and University (UI&U). The seven Essential Competencies for Teaching Online (ECTO) are a set of critical skills that all UI&U faculty will be expected to master.