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Learning design in the open: rethinking our courses for tomorrow’s learners A pre-conference workshop at Online Educa Berlin By Gabi Witthaus and Ming Nie, Beyond Distance Research Alliance, 28 Nov 2012 http://tinyurl.com/oeb- learningdesign
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Presentation by Gabi Witthaus and Ming Nie at Online Educa Berlin, 28 Nov 2012
Transcript of Learning Design in the Open: rethinking our courses for tomorrow's learners
Learning design in the open:rethinking our courses for
tomorrow’s learners
A pre-conference workshop at Online Educa BerlinBy Gabi Witthaus and Ming Nie,
Beyond Distance Research Alliance, 28 Nov 2012
http://tinyurl.com/oeb-learningdesign
Video Link: http://tinyurl.com/speedintro
Background
Grainne ConoleAle Armellini
Carpe Diem
www.le.ac.uk/carpediem
Content (under the appropriate licences)
Format
Text & graphics
Audio VideoSlides (e.g.
PowerPoint)
Other (e.g. Adobe
Presenter)
What I find and reuse as is
What I find, tweak and use
What I find, repurpose and use
What I create for this module
Open University Learning Design Initiative
Activity profile
Course map
Course dimensionsTask swimlaneTask swimlane
Learning outcomes
www.open.ac/uk/blogs/OULDI
OULDI + Carpe Diem
Open University Learning Open University Learning Design Initiative (OULDI)Design Initiative (OULDI) Leicester’s Carpe DiemLeicester’s Carpe Diem
The 7Cs of design and The 7Cs of design and delivery frameworkdelivery framework
Cascading institutions: Cascading institutions: Leicester, SAIDE, SPEEDLeicester, SAIDE, SPEED
The 7Cs framework
ConceptualiseWhat do we want to design, who for and why?
ConsolidateEvaluate and embed your design
tinyurl.com/7Cs-diagram
Case study of a 7Cs course: SPEED project
tinyurl.com/speed-website
Objective of SPEED
To help staff and academics enhance To help staff and academics enhance student engagement through improved student engagement through improved
use of technologies in learning design and use of technologies in learning design and deliverydelivery
E-tivities at the heart of the 7Cs
Gilly Salmon
Structure of SPEED course
• Topics:– Course Design– Activity Design– Moderating Online Groups
• Duration: – At least 30 hours’ worth of e-tivities– Participants choose from the course “menu”
VLE for SPEED participants
Summary: key SPEED links
• YouTube video introducing SPEED: http://tinyurl.com/speedintro • SPEED website: tinyurl.com/speed-website • Background to the 7Cs: tinyurl.com/7Cs-diagram• SPEED course outline & links to resources: tinyurl.com/speed-course • SPEED blog: speedprojectblog.wordpress.com• Carpe Diem website: www.le.ac.uk/carpediem• OULDI website: www.open.ac/uk/blogs/OULDI
Consider your course features
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e4
Purpose: To consider the both the look and feel of the course you want to develop, and the desired nature of the learners’ experience.
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e4
Start End
Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Develop your storyboard (example 1)
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e8
Purpose: To develop a storyboard for your course in which the learning outcomes are aligned with the assessment events, contents and e-tivities.
Develop your storyboard (example 2)
Analyse your activity profile
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e6
Activity Profile Flash Widget
Purpose: To consider the balance of activity types that will be included in your course.
Do a learning design resource audit
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e9
Purpose: To decide how you will source the content for your module/course, including the possibility of incorporating OERs produced elsewhere.
OER Search
• Search for one key phrase for your module/course in:– OER Commons: www.oercommons.org– JorumOpen: http://open.jorum.ac.uk – Xpert: http://xpert.nottingham.ac.uk – Open Courseware Consortium: www.ocwconsortium.org– OU LabSpace: http://labspace.open.ac.uk – Google with usage rights filter (“free to use, share or
modify”): www.google.com/advanced_search – Any repository listed at:
http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator/Find/General_repositories
• Compare your search results with your colleagues.
Copyright for OERs
• JISC OER info kit: – https://
openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836480/Home
• Understanding Licensing and IPR for OER Projects– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BWqgVpcHCs
• JISC take down policy: – http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/themes/
content/sca/templatenoticetakedown.pdf
References
Conole, G. (2012). Designing for Learning in an Open World. London: Springer.
Salmon, G. (2011). E-moderating: the key to online teaching and learning. New York: Routledge
Background image by Pekka Tamminen on Flickr
