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MICROCREDENTIAL

Predict: Current and Future Trends in e-Learning

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$ 1,389.00

START DATE

07 October

MODE

 Online

DURATION

 6 wks

COMMITMENT

 Avg 12 hrs/wk
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Lead academic

Dr Keith Heggart

Dr Keith Heggart
Course Designer

Keith is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Innovator. He is currently the academic lead for the Graduate Certificate in Learning Design at UTS and has established a long career as a high school educator, working in school leadership in government and non-government schools in the UK and Australia.

Keith's research focuses on learning and instructional design, educational technology and civics and citizenship education. He is currently exploring the way that online learning platforms can assist in the formation of active citizenship among Australian youth.

Keith was the recipient of the 2021 Emerging Scholar Award from the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE).

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Dr John Vulic

Dr John Vulic
Course Coordinator

John is the academic lead for the Graduate Certificate in Learning Design at UTS. Over the past 15+ years, John has established an extensive career in learning design and educational management, spanning private, government, and tertiary education sectors.

As an early career researcher, John dedicates his efforts to advancing the fields of learning, instructional design, and educational technology. His current research explores the design of computational models to simulate learning dynamics within classroom settings.

In 2022, John was a co-recipient of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) Excellence in Innovation award for the Graduate Certificate in Learning Design.  

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What does the future of education look like? Are educators going to be replaced by robots? Is STEM going to take over? In this UTS Open microcredential, you’ll explore the tools and technologies shaping the e-Learning landscape and learn to deploy them for educational gain.

 

 

This course made me more aware of the different technologies and ways to do things for students. It’s made me think more carefully about what I will use for my students and ensure that it’s accessible for all students and evaluate more carefully what I am using.

Simone Tyrell - Liaison Librarian

About this microcredential

This course will prepare you to consider current and emerging technologies and their potential to drive e-Learning outcomes. You’ll explore a range of technological innovations, including virtual and augmented reality, machine learning, gamification, STEM education, robotics, and artificial intelligence, applying different learning and instructional theories to assess their potential. You’ll also learn to design and develop prototype learning objects that reflect the power of technology in shaping e-Learning outcomes.

Key benefits of this microcredential

This microcredential has been designed to:

  • Equip you with practical and in-demand learning design skills that can be applied in various industries
  • Immerse you in the latest trends and innovations in the use of technology in learning design
  • Develop your abilities to design suitable learning objects using emerging technologies
  • Provide you with the skills and knowledge to evaluate the effectiveness of technological resources.

This microcredential aligns with the 3 credit point subject, Predict: Current and Future Trends in eLearning (010306) in the Graduate Certificate in Learning Design. This microcredential may qualify for recognition of prior learning at this and other institutions.  

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Who should do this microcredential?

This microcredential is aimed at professionals from a wide range of sectors and backgrounds who are involved in the development and facilitation of learning and education. Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • HR professionals
  • Learning designers
  • Instructional designers
  • PhD students
  • Academics
  • School teachers
  • Trainers.

Price

Full price: $1,543 (GST free)*

Early bird price: $1,389 (GST free)* Early bird price ends on Monday 8 September 2025, 11:59pm (AEST).

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase. 

Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section under Additional course information. 

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Additional course information

Course outline

This course comprises six modules and is delivered over six weeks. Each module features self-study materials, interactive activities such as quizzes, multimedia presentations, short video and audio recordings and peer critiques, as well as facilitated, live online sessions. These weekly, live online sessions provide an opportunity to apply the content to practical and authentic examples drawn from the workplace, with the course culminating in an industry led expression session.

The six modules are:

1.  A critical look at the past

  • Begin with an exploration of the history of educational technologies. Examine why ‘game-changing’ initiatives have not succeeded in education and how to avoid future failures.

2.  Gamification and games-based learning

  • Examine the theories and key elements of gamification and games-based learning and evaluate the ways organisations are using these ideas in education and training.

3.  Augmented reality, virtual reality and virtual worlds

  • Discover the key features and educative potential of augmented reality, virtual reality and virtual worlds. Study the challenges for learning designers in using this technology and the impact on education.

4.  Machine learning and artificial intelligence

  • Learn how artificial intelligence and machine learning is being used in educational settings and the ethical concerns related to the use of this technology.

5.  A critical look at the future

  • Explore the future of educational technology and the critical skills to use to assess these technologies.

6.  Expression session

  • Engage in a practical workshop hosted by an industry expert that combines the ideas, concepts and tools developed throughout the course, putting them into practice.

Course delivery

This microcredential includes weekly, live, optional online sessions facilitated by an expert UTS academic, supporting self-study and online learning activities. The live sessions focus on applying the course content to practical and authentic examples drawn from the workplace. Regular formative quizzes throughout the course allow participants to track their progress.

Course learning objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Critically evaluate the trends and innovations that influence current and future directions in learning design
  • Design and develop suitable learning objects by selecting and using emerging tools to meet learning outcomes within personal or professional contexts
  • Reflect and evaluate your own and others’ learning and practice
  • Communicate and justify your chosen design of learning objects in ways that are appropriate to the audience, context and purpose.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Future focused learning design object (weight - 60%)

  • Analyse a current or emerging trend in e-Learning and develop a design scenario and sample object that meets the needs of the design scenario.

Assessment task 2: Pitch (weight - 40%)

  • Create a pitch that explains the design choices used in assessment task 1, with specific reference to academic literature (length: 5 minutes).

Completion requirements   

  • Participants must complete and pass all the assessment tasks in this microcredential to pass the microcredential.

 

Requirements

Mandatory

To complete this online microcredential, you will need access to a computer or device with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing. You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas and Zoom.

Professional recognition

NESA has recently changed its professional development requirements. Teachers are strongly encouraged to review the NESA website for the latest information.

Discounts

Discounts are available for this course as follows: 

  • 10% discount for UTS staff, alumni and students
  • 10% discount for group enrolments of 4 to 9 from the same organisation
  • 15% discount for group enrolments of 10 or more from the same organisation

See below for how to obtain your voucher code.

Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price. 

How to obtain your discount voucher code (group enrolments)

Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with details of group enrolments, to obtain your discount voucher code. Note that group enrolments will not be validated until the minimum number of criteria enrolments have been received.

How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff discount (UTS staff)

Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au in order to secure your enrolment and 10% staff discount.

How to apply your discount voucher  

  • If you are eligible for a UTS alumni or student discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS student number during checkout. If you are an alumni and have forgotten your UTS student number, email support@utsopen.uts.edu.au with your full name, UTS degree and year of commencement.  
  • Add this course to your cart 
  • Click on "View Cart" (blue shopping trolley at top right of screen). You will need to sign in or sign up to UTS Open 
  • Enter your eligible code beneath the "Have a voucher code?" prompt and click on the blue "Apply" button 
  • Verify your voucher code has been successfully applied before clicking on the blue "Checkout" button. 

Contact us

Please contact FASSSFL@uts.edu.au if you have any questions about the course content, delivery or requirements.

If your query is in relation to enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au

Book a session

Tue 07 Oct 2025-
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Expert: Dr Keith Heggart, Dr John Vulic
  • This course will be delivered online through Canvas and Zoom sessions. Sessions are optional and will also be recorded. Click on the underlined sessions and hours total link below to reveal specific session details.
  • Online
  • 7 sessions, 11 hours total
$ 1,389.00

This course has a 1 hour introduction on the first Tuesday from 5.00pm, and then runs on Thursdays from 6.00 PM - 7.30 PM. Live sessions will be facilitated online by using Zoom video sessions. Participants will also need to undertake approximately 10 - 11 hours of self-directed online learning activities each week over 6 weeks.

Enrolments close on Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 9am AEST, or when all places have been filled, whichever occurs first.

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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