Learning Innovation Resource Center

Welcome to the Learning Innovation Resource Center! The 81 TRSS Faculty Development Online Learning Team has compiled resources that will assist you in not only transferring your courses to the online environment but also in integrating tools the will increase active learning and engagement within your course. This page will continue to be updated as we find more tools and resources.

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Want to learn more? See the 81 TRSS Faculty Development Online Learning Course offerings below!

This course explores the use of Instructional Systems Development (ISD) process in course design. The course objectives include learning theory, instructional planning, the phases of ISD (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation), and evaluation. Although the ADDIE model is still the Air Force approved model for course development, other industry ISD models will be studied. The course also covers the application of ADDIE to e-Learning.

Prepares course developers for analyzing and converting traditional training programs to the online / blended environment and prepares online course facilitators with necessary instructional strategies for facilitating an online course. Training includes introduction to the principles, theories, and teaching strategies of delivering collegiate-level curriculum in an online or blended eLearning environment.

The course guides students through the key elements in the decision-making process as they analyze the different components involved in determining which modality or instructional strategy will best serve the needs of the courses they are involved with. Topics covered include Initiating a Plan, Training Delivery Options, Key Stakeholders, Rationale for the Selection Process, and Selecting the Modalities.

To Enroll in these courses:

Students must contact their Unit Training Manager (UTM) for official course requests. UTMs must forward scheduling requests to the "81TRSS/FacD Scheduling" organizational inbox in the global address list (GAL) or 81trss.tsf3@us.af.mil