Evaluating a new approach to learning design

Gráinne Conole, Gabi Witthaus, Ale Armellini & Ming Nie University of Leicester

Networked Learning Conference2nd April 2012, Maastricht

2nd April2012

Promise and reality

Social and participatory media offer new ways to communicate and collaborate

Wealth of free resources and tools

Not fully exploited

Replicating bad pedagogy

Lack of time and skills

Learning Design

Shift from belief-based, implicit approaches to design-

based, explicit approaches

Encourages reflective, scholarly practices

Promotes sharing and discussion

Learning DesignA design-based approach to creation and support of

courses

http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/OULDI/

4

Review of OULDI resources and activities

Repurposing Localisation

Implementation

EvaluationReflection

The Design-Practice project

5

I find the document quite thought-provoking, especially as a starting point in this journey for developing good understandings

I could understand the learning design process and would feel able to use this when designing some learning activities

It is iterative and so helps with ironing out any issues

But does it work?

ConsolidateEvaluate and embed your design

ConceptualiseWhat do we want to design, who for

and why?

http://beyonddistance.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/carpe-diem-the-7cs-of-design-and-delivery/

Carpe Diem:7Cs of learning Design

Session 1•Intros & expectations•Mini-pres: background to workshop•How to ruin a course•Intro to e-tivity 1

Session 2•Warm-up (how is it going?)•Discussion of discussion forums, blogs and wikis•Intro to e-tivity 2

E-tivity 1: Consider your Course Features

E-tivity 2: Develop your Course Map

E-tivity 3: Do a Learning Design Resource Audit

E-tivity 4: Develop your Activity Profile

In-session workOut-of-session work

(e-tivities)

Session 3 • Warm-up (Surprises, discoveries, frustrations, highlights)• Review completed course maps• Mini-presentation: How OERs are being used & reused•Intro to e-tivity 3

Session 4• Warm-up (how is it going?)•Review of completed resource audits• Mini-pres: Salmon’s 5-stage model•Intro to e-tivity 4

Programme part 1

Session 5•Warm-up (Progress made so far?)•Review of Activity Profiles•Brainstorm: “Soft”/“hard” outcomes•Intro to e-tivity 5

Session 6•Warm-up (Revisit How to Ruin a Course)•Review of Storyboards•Do Info Literacy Card Sort activity•Intro to e-tivity 6

E-tivity 5: Develop your Storyboard

E-tivity 6: Develop your e-tivities

E-tivity 7: Consider your VLE (LMS) design

E-tivity 8:Action Planning

In-session work

Out-of-session work (e-tivities)

Session 7 • Warm-up (…)• Review completed e-tivities• Mini-pres: Embedding your e-tivities in the VLE•Intro to e-tivity 7

Session 8• Warm-up (…)•Review of completed VLE designs• Brainstorm: actions needed to complete our courses•Intro to e-tivity 8

Programme part 2

Session 1Activity Resources

Warm-up Getting to know the platform (if using a web conferencing platform) or tea/coffee if meeting face-to-face

Background to the workshop

Mini-presentation by facilitators Cloudworks cloudscapeCarpe Diem websiteOULDI website

Discussion Brainstorm and discuss: how to ruin a course

Cloudworks linkPB Wiki link

Intro to e-tivity 1 Consider your Course Features Cloudworks linkPB Wiki linkwww.linoit.com

The slides are colour-coded to match colours in the table above.

Background to the workshop

• A brief web tour:– OULDI website– Carpe Diem website– 7Cs OER page– Cloudworks cloudscape for this workshop (with

links to extra background info, blogs, etc.)– VLE for this workshop

How to ruin a course

Introduction to E-tivity 1: the Course Features template

Linoit.com

Course Features Key

• Colours relate to the course view map – Green = collaboration and communication– Blue = content and student experience– Purple = reflection and demonstration– Orange = guidance and support

Session 2Activity Resources

Warm-up Brainstorm: how are we doing?

Review of e-tivity 1 Discussion of the completed Course Features tables

Discussion • Discussion forum, blogs and wikis: what are they good for?

• Examples of discussion forums, blogs and wikis in use (web tour)

Aus university linkAffordances activity: http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/4042 Facilitator’s own web tour

Intro to e-tivity 2 Develop a Course Map Cloudworks linkPB Wiki linkwww.flickr.com/photos/44251404@N06/4727339064/

What are discussion forums, blogs and wikis good for?Discussion

forumsBlogs Wikis

Reflection

Moderated discussion

Personal reflection Collaboration

Collating resources

Creating an e-portfolio

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44251404@N06/4727339064/in/photostream/

Introduction to E-tivity 2: Develop a Course Map

The Course Map template

Completed Course Map Example

Session 3Activity Resources

Warm-up Brainstorm – Surprises, Great Discoveries, Frustrations and Highlights so far

Review of e-tivity 2 •The completed Course Maps•Discussion: have you revisited your Course Features?

Discussion • How are you reusing OERs?• A mini OER search workshop

Link to OER 2X2 model (Armellini & Nie)Link to mini OER search workshop slideOther resources from Cloudworks/ Netvibes

Intro to e-tivity 3 Learning Design Resource Audit Cloudworks linkPB Wiki link

Introduction to E-tivity 3: Learning Design Resource Audit

FormatContent (under the appropriate licences)

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

Format

Content (under the appropriate licences)

Text & graphics Audio Video Slides (e.g. PowerPoint)

Other (e.g. Adobe Presenter)

What I find and reuse as is

OER for section 1.Reflective task from source Z.Guidelines on assignment writing.

Podcast for section 3. iTunesU resources for sections 1 and 7.

Slideshare resource for section 5.

Organisation X’s website.

What I find, tweak and use

OER for section 2. Assessment rubric from W.

What I find, repurpose and use OER for section 3. New podcast based

on X. Slides adapted from resource Y.

What I create for this module

Introduction to all sections of the module. 5 e-tivities. Summaries.Assessment rubrics.

5 to 8-minute summaries of key points per section. Advice and guidance for assessment. Feedback on draft assignments.

A 5-minute talking head to introduce the programme and the academic team.

Support slides for sections 4, 7 and 8.

Detailed presentations for sections 2, 3 and 6.

Example of a Completed LD Resource Audit

Session 4Activity Resources

Warm-up Confidence check and remaining learning curves

Review of e-tivity 3 • Review of Learning Design Resource Audit• Discussion - have your Course Maps changed?

Discussion •Salmon’s five-stage model•Gunawardena et al’s Wiscom model

Salmon 5-stage modelWiscom model: Gunawardena et al, 2006. Distance Education,Vol. 27, No. 2, August 2006, pp. 217–232) http://tinyurl.com/wiscom-article Example learning design: http://tinyurl.com/wiscom-model

Intro to e-tivity 4 Develop your Activity Profile Cloudworks linkPB Wiki linkhttp://tinyurl.com/ActivityProfileFlash http://tinyurl.com/ActivityProfileExcel

• Assimilative– Reading, viewing, listening

• Information handling– Manipulating data

• Communicative– Dialogic interactions

• Productive– Creating an artefact

• Experiential– Practicing, mimicking

• Adaptive– Modeling or simulation

Introduction to E-tivity 3Y: Develop your Activity Profile

http://tinyurl.com/ActivityProfileFlash http://tinyurl.com/ActivityProfileExcel

Session 5Activity Resources

Warm-up Brief review - progress made on your courses

Review of e-tivity 5 • Review of the Activity Profile representations .• Discussion: have you revised your Course Features? Have your Course Maps changed? Have you modified your LD Resource Audit?

Discussion Review your course outcome statements (soft/hard)Learning outcomes view activity

Gloucestershire Cogen-T tool

Intro to e-tivity 6 Develop your Storyboard Learning Outcomes view:http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/4036Storyboard template

Learning Outcomes“Soft” outcome verbs “Hard” outcome verbs

AppreciateUnderstand

ArgueCreate

http://tinyurl.com/outcomes-verbs (from University of Gloucestershire)

Learning outcomes

Assessment

START END

Storyboard template (Linoit.com)

Session 6Activity Resources

Warm-up SWOT analysis on our courses: brainstorm and discussion

Review of e-tivity 5 • Review of the Storyboards• Discussion: •Have you revised your Course Features? •Have your Course Maps changed? •Have you modified your LD Resource Audit? •Have your Activity Profiles changed?

Discussion Task Swimlane – mapping an activity at the micro-level

Task Swimlane activity: http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/3421

Intro to e-tivity 6 Create an e-tivity

Task Swimlane

• Lane of roles• Lane with tools and

resources

http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/3421

Intro to E-tivity 5: Develop your e-tivities

Including information Literacy in e-tivities

http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/48915295/OULDI-Information%20Literacy%20facilitation%20cards

Session 7Activity Resources

Warm-up x x

Review of e-tivity 6 • Review of the e-tivities• Discussion: •Have you revised your Course Features? •Have your Course Maps changed? •Have you modified your LD Resource Audit? •Have your Activity Profiles changed?•Has your Storyboard changed?

Discussion Web tour of a “live” VLE http://tinyurl.com/using-vle-effectively And http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/inspireslearning/entry/design_for_a_1_2/

Intro to e-tivity 7 Consider your VLE (LMS) design

E-tivity 6A: Consider your VLE (LMS) Design

Programme for session 8Session intro Stock-taking

Review of e-tivity 7

• Review of the VLE representations .• Discussion - have your Course Maps changed?

Lead-in to e-tivity 8

Instructions for e-tivity 8

Develop your Action Plan

Session 8Activity Resources

Warm-up

Review of e-tivity 7 • Review of the VLE designs

Discussion Action planning

Intro to e-tivity 8 Action planning

E-tivity 6B: Action Planning

B

MSc in Learning Innovation

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Learning Design

Research Design and Methods

Case Studies of Innovation

Dissertation

Conole, G. (forthcoming), Designing for learning in an open world, New York: SpringerChapters available on dropbox

grainne.conole@le.ac.uk