HMID 6003 - Sample Coursework

The HMTT6003 Instructional Technology Developmental Tool module aims at giving firsthand practice at planning and creating a course through an LMS.  The initial teachings of this module helped me to use the ADDIE ID model to develop an online course for trainee Secondary School Chemistry Educators.  The course entitled “Handling Students’ Deviant Behaviour for Learning” had a duration of 4 weeks and was hosted on the Canvas Instructure Website.

This course, aimed at empowering Trainee Secondary school Chemistry educators, comes at proper time for conception since there is an urgent need for the use of instructional technology for the Continuous Professional Development of educators in Mauritius.  For so long, CPD was only a myth that was used from the management lexicon to underline the pressing need for ongoing courses so that teachers start to accept that they also need to learn to be able to be called 21st Century educators.  To recapitulate the objectives and profile of the course are listed below:-

Objectives of the course

The objectives of the course would be as follows:

• Managing your own behavior to influence learners

• Using rules and routines to achieve consistency

• Intelligent use of recognition to motivate students

• Reducing friction when students behaves badly

• Reparation and restorative practice

​

Course Profile:

Area of Specialization:         Education/Chemistry

Course:                                  Handling Students’ Deviant Behaviour For Learning

Delivery:                                 Online

Duration:                                4 weeks

Target audience:                   Trainee Secondary school Chemistry educators                              

Institution:                             Mauritius Institute of Education

Award:                                   Certificate of Accomplishment

Website:                                 https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1142839

LMS:                                       Canvas

​

Generally, the enrolled candidates have the following profile:

Age group:                              23 to 30 yrs old

Subject of specialization:        Chemistry

Teaching Experience:             About 25% have already been enrolled as contractual teachers

Postings:                                 Trainee Teachers are already posted in Secondary schools and teaching Grade 7(11yrs) to Grade:                                     13(18yrs)