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EDUC 270 - Educational Communication

In this course, students study fundamental communication skills used by effective instructors. By examining how to write the most basic types of instructional content, including definitions, objectives, descriptions and procedures, and the most common forms of written instructional content, including how-to articles and lesson plans, this practical, writing-intensive course emphasizes effective instructional communication methodologies.

Semester:

  • Winter (January 12 - April 13, 2026)

Instructor:

Please refer to the Course Outline below.

Program:

Undergraduate, 3 credits

Required Course Material Fee:

There is no access fee for this course.

Course material refers to all content that is needed to be licensed, acquired, or leased for the purpose of offering the online course.
This could include the electronic version of a textbook (or parts of it), images, articles, animations, audio, and/or video.
This material has been deemed essential for the course at the request of the instructor and/or content provider.
This fee is paid by students at the time of the retrieval of their eConcordia course and is in addition to the regular tuition that they pay to the university for the enrolment in the credit course.

Prerequisite

Students who have received credit for this topic under an EDUC 298 number may not take this course for credit.

Book:

Carliner, S. (2020.) Communicating Instructional and Informational Content. Montreal, QC: Concordia University.

Carliner, S. (2020.) Communicating Instructional and Informational Content with Style. Montreal, QC: Concordia University.

Note: These readings are embedded within the eConcordia platform for this course, and will be emailed to the enrolled students as attachments.

Registration Information:

Concordia students must register for this course in their Student Hub. It is strongly recommended that they consult Concordia's class schedule prior to enrolling in order to be aware of any registration restrictions (see the notes). Once registered, students must then sign up for an eConcordia account to access the course material. » Visit the registration section for details.

COURSE OUTLINE

Disclaimer: Information regarding the eConcordia course found on this page may change without notice. For the most recent course list, visit the Student Hub. Furthermore, if this represents the initial offering of the course, no course outline will be available until the start of the first active semester.