The 7Cs of Learning Design workshop

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7Cs of Learning Design Workshop The Open College of Arts, 23rd November 2018 Gráinne Conole, Dublin City University

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Introductions… −Say who you are and what you hope to get out of the workshop

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Outline −An overview of the 7Cs of learning design −Activities − A1: How to ruin a course − A2: Course features − A3: Personas − A4: Forums, blogs and wikis − A5: Resource audit − A6: Course map − A7: Activity profile − A8: Story board − A9: Evaluation −The ABC Learning Design Workshop

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Promise and reality Social media offer new ways to communicate and collaborate. Wealth of free resources and tools Not fully exploited Replicating bad pedagogy Lack the time and skills

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Learning Design A pedagogically informed approach to design that makes appropriate use of technologies

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What is learning design? (1) Guidance https://www.flickr.com/photos/anonymouscollective/1899303123

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What is learning design? (2) Visualisatio n https://www.flickr.com/photos/frawemedia/5187769740

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What is learning design? (3) https://www.flickr.com/photos/10075621@N06/3810402230 Sharing

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Learning Design Shift from belief-based, implicit approaches to design-based, explicit approaches Encourages reflective, scholarly practices Promotes sharing and discussion Learning Design A design-based approach to creation and support of courses

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The 7Cs of Learning Design Conceptualise Vision Communicate Create Consider Collaborate Activities Combine Synthesis Consolidate Implementation http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/beyond-distance-research-alliance/7Cs-toolkit

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A1: How to ruin a course −List the ten ways in which technologies can ruin a course −Consider strategies to avoid these issues Purpose: To consider the ways in which technologies can ruin a course and creation of strategies to avoid these problems http://tinyurl.com/m3x32se

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A1: Discussions

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A2: Course Features http://goo.gl/CRpc5 Purpose: To consider the features you want to include in your module/course, which will determine not only the look and feel of the course, but also the nature of the learners’ experience.

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A3: Persona https://bit.ly/2FALbNg Purpose: To envision the types of learners who will take the course

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A4: Forums, blogs and wikis Purpose: To consider the use of three central, LMS-based tools for interaction Discussion Forums Blogs Wikis

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A5: Resource audit http://goo.gl/C31yv Purpose: To identify which free resources (Open Educational Resources) to include in your course/module, how much they need adapting and which new resources you need to create.

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A6: Course Map http://goo.gl/Z5eu7 Purpose: 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.

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A7: Activity Profile http://goo.gl/WMIzu Purpose: To consider the balance of activity types that will be included in your module/course.

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Start End Learning Outcomes LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 Assessment LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 Week 1 Topic 1 Week 2 Topic 2 Week 3 Topic 3 Week 4 Topic 4

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A8: Storyboard http://goo.gl/z1VON Purpose: To develop a storyboard for your module/course in which the learning outcomes are aligned with the assessment events, topics (contents) and e-tivities.

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The ABC Learning Design Workshop

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http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/abc-ld/home/abc-ld-toolkit/

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A9: Rubrics for evaluation Purpose: To devise a set of criteria for evaluating the success of the design in a real learning context −Brainstorming some criteria to evaluate the success of the design in a real learning context −Try and focus on measurable/observable things −Think about what data collection you might use – classroom observation, surveys, interviews, use of post its (Things I liked, room for improvement, etc.) −Use the LTDI Evaluation Cookbook to get ideas −http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/cookbook/

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Evaluation and Action Plan

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Three words…

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Things I liked…

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Suggestions for improvement

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Action plan…

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• 7C of Learning Design resources – http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/beyon d-distance-research-alliance/7cs-workshop- resources – https://www.slideshare.net/GrainneConole/le arning-design-workshop-2017 • Cloudworks site for sharing and discussing learning and teaching ideas – http://cloudworks.ac.uk/ • Blog: e4innovation.com Useful sites and resources

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Email: grainne.conole@dcu.ie Website: e4innovation.co.uk Blog: e4innovation.com Twitter: @gconole http://www.slideshare.net/GrainneConole

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Go raibh maith agaibh! Thank you