What is a Micro-course?
Micro-courses are short (2 to 4 sessions), condensed lessons (4 to 8 per session) consisting primarily of video tutorials with bite-sized projects and supplemental learning activities. Students can use Micro-courses to accelerate their development of industry-oriented skills, advance their careers, or pursue learning for their own personal interests.
The compact lessons that Micro-courses offer are intuitively designed for working artists and creatives looking to advance their skills quickly and efficiently. Micro-courses are equipped with powerful features, such as peer assessment, gallery, and discussion boards that encourage meaningful conversation and facilitate a rich, interactive learning experience. Through Micro-courses, students can share valuable feedback and be part of an active, collaborative community of enthusiastic creatives.
The Micro-courses delivered on the kadenze.com platform are available to learners across the world. As you consider the shape of your course, keep in mind that your students have the flexibility to learn from anywhere in the world and at anytime. This mode of learning and teaching is called asynchronous online education.
kadenze.com is unique in its dedication to arts and design education. Each course is underpinned by Technology Enabled Creative LearningSM (TECL), an approach to online creative learning that we have pioneered. You’ll learn more about TECLTM in Phase 1 of this guide, when you design your learning pathways.
What’s involved?
There are 3 phases in building and publishing a Micro-course – Author, Produce and Publish.
Within these phases there are 8 key steps to creating your Micro-course.