The Open University Learning Design Project

A&SS Away Day April 2010

Workshop aims• Further explore 3 of the views Mick

introduced this morning (and introduce 1 more)

• Consider the ways in which the models might support or frame discussions with course teams about embedding IL outcomes and library activities

• Map existing library tools and resources to the models and identify gaps

Course map view Pedagogy profile

Course dimensions Task swimlane

Carousel activity• Four activities have been set

up corresponding with each of these four views

• In your teams, spend 10 minutes on each activity and move round to the next when the bell rings.

• Don’t worry if you get dizzy...there will be an opportunity to discuss, compare and evaluate the models in your teams and with the whole group at the end.

Discussion questions• How far did the models help you think about your

learning design and in what ways?• Did each of the models have the same impact (i.e. did

they achieve similar things) or were they different?• What was the impact of the models on the types of

discussions you were having in your teams?• Do any of the models stand out as possibly being

useful in structuring discussions with course teams about embedding IL and/ or using library activities?

Please choose 1 person from your team to present the key aspects of your discussion to the rest of the group.

Mapping existing tools and resources to the models• Choose 1 or 2 of the representations to focus in on• Stick the image of that model into the centre of your flip

chart paper• Using one colour pen for activities and another colour

pen for tools and resources, map the library’s existing objects to the model. Remember that in this workshop we are focusing on supporting course teams to embed IL and library activities, rather than improving students IL directly

• Can you identify any gaps?

Feedback and evaluation• Which representations do you think would support the

discussions you have with course teams in your role?• Could you suggest ways in which we could add to the

representations to make them more useful in supporting course teams in thinking about embedding IL and/or library activities ?

• Could you suggest tools, activities or resources that the library could develop to support these discussions?

• What have you found interesting or useful this afternoon?

• What would you like to know more about?