One of the folks at the Moodle Hub posted this in their forums and I wanted to share it with folks here.

Athabasca University and the Commonwealth of Learning are having a free 5-week course (12 March to 15 April 2023) to dig deeper into online pedagogy. If you think this fits your PGP (Professional Growth Plan) in any sense, do register at https://www.dcoimooc.org/

You will also see me in the course as I am one of the facilitators.

Happy Learning!

If you follow the link, you’ll get to this information:

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

DCOI MOOC begins 12 March 2023 – register today!

A MOOC FOR DESIGNING COMMUNITIES OF INQUIRY

The Community of Inquiry (CoI) is a pedagogical model that supports digital teaching and learning. The introductory-level Designing for Communities of Inquiry in Online Courses (DCOI) massive open online course will explore the why and how of using the CoI as the basis for developing and teaching high quality online and blended courses. This free, 5-week MOOC provided by the Commonwealth of Learning in partnership with Athabasca University is open to administrators, teachers, and other educational professionals.

Be sure to download the brochure for further details and distribution through your personal and professional networks.

DCOI AT A GLANCE

Schedule	12 March to 15 April 2023 (5 weeks)
Registration	Full registration is open now
Intended audience	Higher education, K-12, and vocational administrators, teachers, and other educational professionals from the Commonwealth and around the world
Language	English
Expected workload	5 hours per week (25 hours total)
Challenge level	Introductory
Pre-requisites	None
Certification	Certificates of Participation and Completion available (at no charge)

ABOUT THE MOOC

REGISTRATION FOR DCOI IS NOW OPEN

Click below to register in the Designing for Communities of Inquiry MOOC for our 12 March to 15 April 2023 offering.

REGISTER IN DCOI