Our vision for a

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Our vision for a pedagogic planning tool
Practical assistance for lecturers designing
blended learning activities Both literature-based
and adaptable in light of practice Support for
designing at teachers course level Support for
designing at learners session level Enabling
iterative design by lecturers Enabling lecturers
to collaborate on design for learning An
implementation environment for testing with
learners Creating user specification requirements
for a learning design tool
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Learning design from the Lecturers point of
view (1)
From existing documentation, plans, and
outlines Identify curriculum and assessment
requirements Analyse learners critical needs -
exam reports, qures Define learning objectives,
assessment format Identify staff and student time
constraints Identify support staff and other
resources
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Learning design from the Lecturers point of
view (2)
Work from template with default -
learning/teaching methods - learning activity
types - staff time costs - student numbers -
group sizes
Customise parameter descriptions and values via
wizard Distribute time for teachers, support
staff, learners (guided) Generate plan for Course
including time and learning activity Note
requirements and constraints for online components
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Learning design from the Lecturers point of
view (3)

• Output from this design stage is a Course Plan
• Range of learning activity types to be offered
• Range of teaching/learning methods
• Staff and student time to be spent on each
• Learning activity requirements and constraints
  for online components
• Initial design can be reworked until initial
  Course Plan defined
• For research project we will select
  collaborative learning activities for detailed
  study

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Learning design from the Lecturers point of
view (4)

• Work through Session design process as a sequence
  in LAMS
• Outline of learning process framework (initially
  CF)
• Work through learning activities available -
  what they offer
• Link to subject-specific exemplars of learning
  activity designs
• Test identification of case examples against
  framework
• Work through questions on learning objectives,
  requirements and constraints from Course Plan,
  learners needs, etc. (Conole, Beetham), and
  discuss online with colleagues
• Generate Session Plan, and post to discussion
  forum
• Finalise learning activity design from selection
  of activities

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Supporting the learning activity design process
Exemplars of activity toolkit with opportunity to
experience with colleagues

• Outline of learning
• process framework
• linked to exemplars

Matching task - case examples against framework
Forum compare analysis with colleagues
Submit report to Researchers
Matching task
Work through qure on output from Plan,
learners needs etc
Forum compare analysis with colleagues
Finalise learning Activity design as list of
activities
Submit design to local colleagues and
researchers
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Learning design from the Lecturers point of
view (5)
Implement collaborative learning activity as
sequence in LAMS Lecturer can then test sequence
with students, and revise They can submit design
to local collaborator at any stage Once
satisfied, can submit to public LAMS
Community Running sequence with students may
change Course Plan Lecturer can iterate between
Course Plan template and Session Design sequence
for further planning
Research activity analyse data on process and
approaches by monitoring LAMS activity
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Supporting design at Course/Session level
Research activity Interview lecturers to
discover current practice and needs Trial
existing materials and tools with lecturers Test
usability of template and design support
sequence Use lecturers design requirements to
populate activity types Test nature of further
support required Investigate lecturers
approaches to revision and iteration of
design Investigate use of tools for local
collaboration Revise and re-test design of
support template and sequence Report on user
requirements for learning design tools
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JISC Design for Learning Programme - Where do we
fit? Principal links
Designing for learning
Designing for learning
Findings to other projects
Designing for learning
Designing for learning
Support Project CETIS Bolton/Strathclyde
Designing for learning
Designing for learning
Constructing2Learn
Findings
Tools, designs and findings
Standards for access, search, integration
Technologies, pedagogies, cases, designs from
other projects
Tools for collaboration, search, integration
User-oriented Planner for learning analysis and
design IoE/LondonMet/LAMS
Pedagogic Planner Oxford TALL/LTG
Findings
Descriptors of practice models
Testbeds for models, feedback
Evaluation
Models of Practice Dundee
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Project outputs
Tools User-oriented design tools linking planning
model to pedagogy design wizards Evaluation
report Findings on usability in specific
curriculum areas in HE and FE Findings on
lecturer design practices Recommendations
Specifications for full learning design support
tools Dissemination Website, presentations,
journal papers, open archives