Dan Ding, PhD (pictured), PhD, McGowan affiliated faculty and Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh, is one of four faculty members chosen to receive the provost’s and Center for Teaching and Learning’s Open Online Short Course Development Grant.
The $10,000 grant was open to all full- and part-time faculty members and asked applicants to develop non-credit, stand-alone, asynchronous courses designed to serve large enrollments for the Coursera platform. The Coursera platform reaches more than 100 million learners globally.
Professor Ding’s course, titled “Harnessing the Potential of Smart Home Technology for Assistive Technology,” is intended to serve as a gateway to degree programs, either in-person or online, at the University.