Learning design frameworks and tools: Resources
The title of this week is 'designing engaging online activities', but actually we need to start a step back from that, with a question: how can we articulate and explain our learning designs so that we can share them with other people? (There are lots of reasons we might want to do this, for example for purposes of support and critique, or for sharing your work so others can benefit from it, or simply for your own records.)
So we start off with some models of learning design. There are lots of them, some aiming to define existing activities, and others to help you create new ones. You'll probably find that some work better for you and/or your context than others.
Watch this short video to get an overview of three design tools. For your convenience, so you can launch them as you watch, we list below links (all open in new windows) to resources related to the tools discussed in the video. These are also listed on the week 2 readings page.
You can read the video transcript here.
JISC Effective practice resources
- Effective Practice in eLearning archives are available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/programmerelated/2004/pub_eff_prac_elearn.aspx
- Effective practice in a digital age at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/programmerelated/2009/effectivepracticedigitalage.aspx
- JISC eLearning pedagogy programme archives: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearningpedagogy/workshops/content.aspx
JISC Learning design links
- Learning activity design model at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/Learning%20activity%20design.doc
- Effective practice planner at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/Effective%20practice%20planner.doc
AUTC Learning Design
- AUTC Learning Design site at http://www.learningdesigns.uow.edu.au/
- Exemplar of AUTC framework to represent TOOC Week 1 Icebreaker activity
Learning designer
- Learning designer home page at http://web.lkldev.ioe.ac.uk/LD/index.php (Note: you need to create an account to use the Learner Designer)
Other relevant design frameworks
- 7Cs of learning design toolkit: http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/beyond-distance-research-alliance/7Cs-toolkit
- Salmon's E-Tivities: slideshare handout on E-Tivities at http://www.slideshare.net/eusie/salmon-handout-etivities
