eLearning Graduate Certificate Program

Program Summary | Tuition, Fees, & Financial Aid | Courses & Schedule | How to Apply

Program Summary

The 16 credit-hour, four-course eLearning Graduate Certificate program at the University of Illinois is designed for the working professional looking to increase their skill set of core eLearning competencies. This curriculum provides learners with current trends accompanied with facilitation skills, and can be tailored to specific professional development needs.

An eLearning Graduate Certificate will be awarded after completion of 16 credit hours (four 4-hour courses). This certificate can be completed in one year.

A bachelor’s degree is required for this certificate program. You will need to provide official transcripts from any community college or university you have attended. "Issued to Student" copies are not considered official.

Please see the Certificate section of the Prospective Students page for additional information!

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Tuition

The tuition rate for 2011-2012 is $2,344 (USD) for each four-hour course and $1,172 for two-hour courses. This rate includes both tuition and fees. Reading materials are not included in this amount. The tuition rate is the same for in-state, out-of-state, and international students. The cost for future courses is subject to moderate changes in accordance with the actions of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

Financial aid is not available for participants in the eLearning certificate program.

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Schedule/Courses

Course instruction is 100% online, allowing students great flexibility in scheduling their learning. All courses require students to attend bi-weekly online synchronous sessions, so students can interact with the instructors and peer learners. Each course is 16 weeks long. This schedule allows students to complete a graduate certificate in one year. However, the certificate may be completed at a slower pace.

This customizable certificate requires the following course to be taken at the earliest opportunity upon commencement of the program:

HRE 490F: Foundations of Online Teaching and Learning

This course seeks to build foundational knowledge in several critical areas associated with online teaching and learning and distance education in both higher education and corporate training environments. Major areas of interest covered from a learning perspective include teaching and learning strategies, instructional design, technology and digital media, learner support, and evaluation of learners. An additional systems focus of the course is centered on the design, development, and analysis of online programs, including management, administration, and policy.

You will choose the remaining three courses from the following list.

HRE 470: Design of Learning Systems

In this course, learners will apply theoretical concepts and principles of course development in an online learning environment, explore research related to the design process, and experience the advantages and challenges of working together as a design team. Learners will assume the role of instructional designers and work in teams to build an online learning system.

EPSY 408: Learning and Human Development with Technologies

This course is designed to provide learners with a deep understanding of human development with learning technologies. Topics include behavioral, cognitive, social cognitive, identity, personal-social development, and integration with learning technologies. It aims to develop learners' skills in identifying, selecting, and justifying the implementation of learning technologies using e-learning applications. The course requires learners to align learning technologies , existing learning technologies, and the potential or real learning environment. Learners will explore and evaluate a variety of web-based learning technologies. Learners will actively engage in learning activities and discussions with their instructor and classmates.

HRE 472: Learning Technologies

This course aims to develop learners' skills in identifying, selecting, and justifying the implementation of learning technologies in the overall learning environment design process. The course requires learners to align learning theories, introductory instructional system design models, existing learning technologies, and the learning environment design blueprint together in order to solve organizational problems (for example, lagging performance). Learners will experiment and evaluate a variety of learning technologies such as screen capture tools, online games and simulations, test development tools, etc. Learners will actively engage in learning activities and discussions with their instructor and classmates. Learners are expected to produce presentable final deliverables for the final design portfolio.

Download a sample syllabus for the course. (pdf)

Please note: This syllabus is an example posted to illustrate the typical content outline and course requirements. At the beginning of this class, students will receive a current syllabus which may differ from the example.

HRE 585: Program Evaluation in eLearning

This introductory course to evaluation examines models and methods of evaluating programs, processes, and products in education, business, healthcare, the military, non-profit and government organizations. Particular emphasis is given to topics of formative and summative evaluation, frameworks for program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis, communicating and reporting evaluation findings, and the ethics and standards of evaluation practice. The underlying philosophy of the course is that evaluation can be the catalyst for organizational learning, especially when initiated by those in training and organization development positions.

Download a sample syllabus for the course.(pdf)

HRE 533: Management of Online Programs in HRD

This course aims to address complex and multifaceted managerial issues associated with the design, development, and implementation of eLearning programs. This course will develop learners' skills on program and cost analysis, benchmarking, and needs assessment, project management, in order to initiate, plan, and sustain eLearning programs for various organizations.

Other courses are also available for the certificate options. Please visit the Courses page.

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