Empowering Faculty to Design Technology– Enriched Student Learning: A Constructivist and Connectivist Hybrid Massive Open Online Course

Learning technologies play a transformative role in teaching and learning in higher education. For almost every need, interest, or challenge that teachers and learners face, an educational technology tool seems to exist that is aimed at satisfying them, or at minimum, providing a way to bridge the distance. Although many teaching faculty understand the potential of technology to enhance teaching and learning on a conceptual level, in practice, instructors are often hesitant to use these resources in substantive ways. For a variety of reasons (e.g., limited time, resources, accessibility), learning new or staying current with existing as well as emerging technology tools presents a significant challenge to instructors.