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Learning Design in the Open
Rethinking our Coursesfor Tomorrow’s African Learners
Brenda MallinsonGreig Krull
Windhoek, 29 May 2013
Origin of this Work
The workshop is based on a similar half-day workshop developed by the Beyond Distance
Research Alliance (BDRA), University of Leicester, UK, and held at Online Educa Berlin 2012.
A pre-conference workshop by Gabi Witthaus and Ming Nie
28 Nov 2012
Workshop Outcomes
• Critically reflect on the learning design of a course that you are either already running, or one that you are designing
• Make effective use of appropriate learning technologies in your learning design
• Use selected tools and templates to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and areas for further development (including redesign) of an existing course or a planned course for which you are responsible
Starting Point
Participants should have a specific course in mind that they want to
design, redesign or review in terms of effective, technology-enhanced learner
interaction and engagement
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker• Overview of available OER Resources• Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features– Develop Storyboard– Analyse Activity Profile– Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Ice-breaker
Brainstorm: How to Ruin a Course
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker • Overview of available OER Learning
Design Resources• Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features– Develop Storyboard– Analyse Activity Profile– Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Overview of Learning Design Resources
• Background to 7Cs and SPEED• Demonstration of some Learning Design
Resources
Background to 7Cs and SPEED
The workshop contains activities drawn from research into learning design, based on:
– University of Leicester “SPEED” course– University of Leicester and the Open University (UK) pilot
called “The 7Cs of Learning Design”
• that builds on the established successes of– Leicester’s Carpe Diem learning design programme– the Open University Learning Design Initiative (OULDI)
Carpe Diem
www.le.ac.uk/carpediem
Content (under the appropriate licences)
Format
Text & graphics Audio Video Slides (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 (OULDI)
Activity profile
Course map
Course dimensions
Task Swimlane
Learning outcomes
www.open.ac/uk/blogs/OULDI
OULDI & Carpe Diem
Open University Learning Design Initiative (OULDI) Leicester’s Carpe Diem
The 7Cs of design and delivery framework
Cascading SPEED: Leicester, Saide
The 7Cs
CONCEPTUALISE• Vision• Why, who and what
you want to design• Key principles and
pedagogical approaches
• Nature of the learners
CAPTURE• Find and create
interactive materials• Planning for creation of
multimedia
ActivitiesConsider Course Features
Design Course Map
ActivitiesResource SearchResource Audit
The 7Cs
COMMUNICATE• Design activities that
foster communication• Communication Tools• Design for effective
online moderating
COLLABORATE• Design activities that
foster collaboration• Collaboration Tools
ActivitiesCommunication Activities
ActivitiesCollaborative Activities
The 7Cs
CONSIDER• Design activities that
foster reflection• Map learning
outcomes to assessment
• Design assessment activities
COMBINE• Activity profile of
different activity types• Storyboard: sequence
of activities • Learning pathway:
learning design sequence
ActivitiesAssessment Planning
ActivitiesActivity Profile
Storyboard
The 7Cs
CONSOLIDATE• Putting completed design into practice• Implement: Classroom and/or VLE • Evaluate effectiveness of the design• Refine based on the evaluation findings
ActivitiesDevelop Activities
Links to Design OERs
• 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
Activity 1: Consider your Course Features
Activity: Develop your Course Map
Activity 3: Develop your Activity Profile
Activity 2: Develop your Storyboard
Activity 4: Do a Learning Design Resource Audit
Activity: Develop your activities
Before the workshop: • Think about the course you want to design / redesign • Think about high-level outcomes for your course
7Cs and Key ActivitiesMapping to the 7Cs E-tivity
number E-tivity Title Purpose
Conceptualise 1 Dreams and nightmaresTo note the dreams you want to realise in your learning design, and the nightmare scenarios you want to avoid.
Conceptualise2
Introduce Yourself To introduce yourself to other participants and experience using a discussion forum as a student.
Conceptualise 3 Start Your Reflective Blog To start a blog in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) with your expectations of, and reflections on the learning design course.
Conceptualise 4 Agree on your Course Description To share the description of the module/course that you plan to design, and the audience profile for your course
Conceptualise 5 Brainstorm: How to ruin a course To identify undesirable course features to be avoided.
Conceptualise 6 Reflect on pedagogical models for your course
Conceptualise 7 Consider Your Course Features To consider the features you want to include in your module/course, which will affect not only the look and feel of the course, but also the nature of the learners’ experience.
Collaborate 8 Brainstorm: What are forums, blogs and wikis good for? To consider the use of three central, VLE-based tools for interactions.
Conceptualise 9 Create Your Course Map To start mapping out your module/course, including your plans for guidance and support, content and the learner experience, reflection and demonstration, and communication and collaboration.
Combine 10 Analyse Your Activity Profile To consider the balance of activity types that will be included in your module/course.
Conceptualise 11 Clarify your learning outcomes To ensure that your learning outcome statements are clear and, where relevant, measurable.
Consider 12 Plan for Assessment To create an assessment plan for the module/course, incorporating good practice.
Combine 13 Develop Your Storyboard To develop a storyboard for your module/course in which the learning outcomes are aligned with the assessment events, topics (contents) and e-tivities.
Capture 14 Discuss: Using and reusing OERs To learn about different ways of using OERs based on evidence from research and to plan for the creation of open content.
Capture 15 OER search To compare the results of different kinds of OER searches.
Capture 16 E-tivity 9: Do a Resource Audit To decide how you will source the content for your module/course, including the possibility of incorporating OERs produced elsewhere.
Communicate 17 Use Your Voice To practise the use of voice technologies to foster learning.Communicate 18 Plan a Series of Podcasts To plan for the creation of a series of podcasts/audio files.Communicate 19 Create a Podcast for Learning To produce a sample podcast for your module/course.Capture 20 Find and Use Open Images To find and incorporate suitable images into OERs.
Consolidate 21 Develop Your E-tivities To generate one or more e-tivities for your module/course, ensuring alignment with your storyboard and course map.
Collaborate 22 Explore Web-Based Learning Technologies To identify suitable non-VLE learning technologies that can be integrated to your course.
Consolidate 23 Action planning To define a plan of action
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Demonstration of Some Resources
• Course Map Template– Map out your module/course, including your plans
for guidance and support, content and the learner experience, reflection and demonstration, and communication and collaboration
• Activity Design– Generate activities for your module/course,
ensuring alignment with your storyboard and course map
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker • Overview of available OER Resources • Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features– Develop Storyboard– Analyse Activity Profile– Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Course Features
• Purpose– Consider the both the look and feel of the
course and the nature of the learners’ experience
• Course Features Demonstration• Activity 1
– Brainstorm defining features or characteristics of course (in groups)
– Use flipcharts and coloured paper
• Demonstration using Linoit
Example: Define Course Features
Reflection on Course Features Activity
• Did individuals in the teams have different views on any of these key aspects? If so, what were these?
• Did you understand any of the terms in different ways? If so, what were these?
• Did you have any ideas as to what the colours represented?
• Did you have significantly more or fewer of any colour? What might be the implications for learners of this?
• Blue = content and student experience
• Yellow = reflection and demonstration
• Orange = guidance and support
• Green = collaboration and communication
Course Features Key
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker • Overview of available OER Resources • Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features – Develop Storyboard– Analyse Activity Profile– Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Storyboards
• Purpose– Develop a storyboard for your course in which
the learning outcomes are aligned with the assessment events, contents and activities
• Storyboard Demonstration• Activity 2:
– Develop partial storyboard for your course– Decide what chunk to focus on - high level /
one unit– Use coloured cards – paste onto flipchart
sheets
Start End
Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Reflection on Storyboard Activity
• Does your Storyboard reflect the alignment of your outcomes, assessment, content and learning activities?
• Do you need to make any changes to your Course Features after developing the Storyboard?
• Are there aspects of the Storyboard that you would like to return to later in the workshop?
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker • Overview of available OER Resources • Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features – Develop Storyboard – Analyse Activity Profile– Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Activity Profile
• Purpose– Consider the balance of activity types that will
be included in your course
• Activity Profile Demonstration• Activity 3:
– Do an analysis of the types of activities your learners
Reflection on Activity Profile Activity
• Were there any surprises for your group in the way your profile turned out?
• Did you feel that different activity types were needed at different stages in your course?
• Is your Activity Profile aligned with your course outcomes?
• Are there aspects of the Activity Profile that you would like to return to later in the workshop?
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker • Overview of available OER Resources • Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features – Develop Storyboard – Analyse Activity Profile – Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Resource Audit
• Purpose– Ensure an appropriate balance of media and formats in
your course materials– Explore the possibility of reusing openly licensed
resources instead of creating new materials from scratch
• Resource Audit Demonstration• Activity 4:
– Do an analysis of the resources you intend to use in your course
– Consider appropriate Open Educational Resources (OERs) in various media and formats
– Use paper or spreadsheet
• OER Searching
Resource Audit
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
• Creative Commons:http://www.creativecommons.org
• JISC OER info kit: https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836480/Home
• Understanding Licensing and IPR for OER Projectshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BWqgVpcHCs
• JISC take down policy: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/themes/content/sca/templatenoticetakedown.pdf
Reflection on Learning Design Resource Audit
• How has the resource audit contributed to the development of your course?
• Did you identify any gaps that could be filled by OERs?
• Do you need to make any changes to your Activity Profile or Storyboard after doing the resource audit?
• What further work remains to be done on the resource audit?
Agenda
• Welcome and ice-breaker • Overview of available OER Resources • Workshop Activities:
– Define Course Features – Develop Storyboard – Analyse Activity Profile – Resource Audit
• Wrap up and Reflection
Wrap Up and Reflection
• Summary of workshop• Reflection Activity• Evaluation Form
Activity 1: Consider your Course Features
Activity: Develop your Course Map
Activity 3: Develop your Activity Profile
Activity 2: Develop your Storyboard
Activity 4: Do a Learning Design Resource Audit
Activity: Develop your activities
Before the workshop: • Think about the course you want to design / redesign • Think about high-level outcomes for your course
Conole, G. (2013). An update on the 7Cs of Learning Design. Available: http://www.slideshare.net/GrainneConole/7-cs-update
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
Witthaus, G. and Nie, M. (2012). Learning Design in the Open: Rethinking our courses for tomorrow’s learners. Available: http://www.slideshare.net/witthaus/learning-design-in-the-open
Witthaus, G. (2012). The 7Cs of Learning Design: A Pilot Workshop. Available: http://www.slideshare.net/witthaus/7cs-learning-design-generic-workshop-slides
References
Thank you
Greig Krull and Brenda Mallinsongreigk@saide.org.za / brendam@saide.org.za
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