New approaches to visualising, sharing and guiding design

Overview of CompendiumLD A tool for visualising designs

Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester

Online Educa LD workshop30/11/11

Moving beyond content

Moving beyond content

The power of visualisationShift emphasis away from contentHelp articulate designsSupports effective designProvides focus at different levelsActs as a dialogic mediating artefactsProvides a design recordEncourages reflective practiceEnables sharing of designs

CompendiumLD

CompendiumLD

Main workspace for creating visual maps and designs

CompendiumLD

Main workspace for creating visual maps and designs

Standard Compendium

icon set

CompendiumLD

Main workspace for creating visual maps and designs

Standard Compendium

icon set

Customised Learning Design

icon set

Building a design

Building a design

Building a design

Activity

Building a design

Role

Activity

Building a design

Task

Role

Activity

Building a design

Task

Tool

Role

Activity

Building a design

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

Building a design

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

StudentResources

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

StudentResources

TutorTasks

Building a design

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

Paul Clark & Simon Cross

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum

Coordinator makeschanges Rest check and

agree

Student gets feedback fromtutor

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

Activity

Paul Clark & Simon Cross

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum

Coordinator makeschanges Rest check and

agree

Student gets feedback fromtutor

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

ActivityList of countries

Internet

StudentResources

Paul Clark & Simon Cross

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum

Coordinator makeschanges Rest check and

agree

Student gets feedback fromtutor

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

ActivityList of countries

Internet

StudentResources

Wiki

Forum

Paul Clark & Simon Cross

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum

Coordinator makeschanges Rest check and

agree

Student gets feedback fromtutor

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

ActivityList of countries

Internet

StudentResources

Wiki

ForumGroup nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

LO – skills:searching of data

and assessingquality of data

LO – skills: how tocollaborate with

others

Paul Clark & Simon Cross

Building a designStudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum

Coordinator makeschanges Rest check and

agree

Student gets feedback fromtutor

Assignment

Output

Stop

Task

Resource

Tool

Role

ActivityList of countries

Internet

StudentResources

Wiki

ForumGroup nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

LO – skills:searching of data

and assessingquality of data

LO – skills: how tocollaborate with

others

DONE: What if theyneed more help?

Paul Clark & Simon Cross

Scaffolding & support

Scaffolding & support

Scaffolding & support

Scaffolding & support

What else couldtutor be doing?

StudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

and agree dispute process

Forum

Internet

LO – skills:searching of data

and assessingquality of data

DONE: What if theyneed more help?

Library key skills supportpack: internet

LO – skills: how tocollaborate with

others

DONE: Couldnominated personhave greater role?

Tutor reads comments andgives feedback to group

Reflect on tutor feedback

TutorTasks

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum about experience

of achieving learning outcomes

StudentResources

Rest of groupCheck summary and

post comment

Check resource okfor Level 1 students

What methodused to post?

Written / audio etc.

What else couldtutor be doing?

StudentTasks

Each student selects threecountries

Find and retrieve dataabout these three countries

Post research to group wiki

Wiki

Group nominate person toeliminate multiple entries

and agree dispute process

Forum

Internet

LO – skills:searching of data

and assessingquality of data

DONE: What if theyneed more help?

Library key skills supportpack: internet

LO – skills: how tocollaborate with

others

DONE: Couldnominated personhave greater role?

Tutor reads comments andgives feedback to group

Reflect on tutor feedback

TutorTasks

Each student posts at least onecomment on forum about experience

of achieving learning outcomes

StudentResources

Rest of groupCheck summary and

post comment

Check resource okfor Level 1 students

What methodused to post?

Written / audio etc.

Further information• OU Learning design initiative

• http://ouldi.open.ac.uk

• Visualising design - CompendiumLD

• http://compendiumld.open.ac.uk

• Paul Clark - slidecast on using CompendiumLD

• http://www.slideshare.net/PerryW/using-compendiumld-to-design-a-learning-activity-435001/

• Sharing designs - Cloudworks

• http://cloudworks.open.ac.uk