{"id":192,"date":"2023-08-21T11:07:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T10:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T10:17:29","slug":"assistant-teaching-fellow-learning-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/assistant-teaching-fellow\/assistant-teaching-fellow-learning-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Lecturer (Teaching): Learning Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/08\/pexels-michael-burrows-7147547-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image of a woman in a textile design studio\" class=\"wp-image-242\" style=\"width:376px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/08\/pexels-michael-burrows-7147547-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/08\/pexels-michael-burrows-7147547-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/08\/pexels-michael-burrows-7147547-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/08\/pexels-michael-burrows-7147547.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Burrows via plexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learning Design<\/strong> focuses on developing activities and materials to ensure that students are able to achieve the <strong>learning outcomes<\/strong> of their programme of study. Learning design can relate to various forms and modes of delivery, such as blended, face-to-face and hybrid. As educators, we may not always have the responsibility and\/or opportunity to (re)design learning materials, lesson plans, modules, or indeed the complete learning journeys of students. Nonetheless, it is important to be aware of the <strong>key principles<\/strong> of effective learning design, as Assistant Lecturer (Teaching) have a definite impact on the <strong>student journey<\/strong>, and on enabling students to meet their learning outcomes and develop crucial graduates attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#atfldbackground\">Essential background<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#atfldstarted\">Getting started<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#atfldfurther\">Take it further<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#atfldtry\">Try it out!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"atfldbackground\">Essential Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Coventry Way<\/strong> approach is very important to learning design at our institution- revisit the outline <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/assistant-teaching-fellow\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"28\">here<\/a> for a reminder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coventry University has undertaken a <strong>major<\/strong> transformation of the undergraduate curriculum which impacts learning design, assessment, and the student learning experience. The postgraduate level project is now underway. Explore the <strong>Curriculum Transformation Project&#8217;s (CTP) <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/OTL\/SitePages\/Curriculum-Transformation-Project.aspx\">Undergraduate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/OTL\/SitePages\/Postgraduate-Transformation-Project.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/OTL\/SitePages\/Postgraduate-Transformation-Project.aspx\">Postgraduate<\/a> pages to familiarise yourself with the key principles, if applicable to your course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another important aspect of learning design at Coventry University Group is its <a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/staff-return-to-campus\/Shared%20Documents\/Key%20Teaching%20and%20Learning%20Design%20Values%20and%20Principles%20%281%29.pdf?CT=1596637868599&amp;OR=ItemsView\">Key Teaching and Learning Design Values and Principles<\/a>. Make sure you are familiar with the <strong>Active, Applied, Social, and Inclusive<\/strong> approaches to learning, as explained in the AEPD Curriculum Development Team below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Need to Know: Active, Social, Applied, Inclusive learning\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Td6Lha1v6GI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"atfldstarted\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/acdev.orgdev.coventry.domains\/application\/files\/2715\/6293\/3552\/J282-19_The-Coventry-Way-eBook_V7.pdf\">eBook \u201cTeaching and Learning Excellence: The Coventry Way\u201d (ed.: Claire Simmons)<\/a> showcases a range of <strong>case studies<\/strong> which exemplify the Coventry Way in action. The foreword to the book is also well worth reading to consolidate your knowledge of the Coventry Way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/OTL\/SitePages\/Curriculum-Transformation-Project.aspx#graduate-attributes-framework\">Graduate Attributes guidance<\/a>, part of the Curriculum Transformation Project (CTP), if relevant to your course. How do your modules foster these skills and attributes? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch this 6 minute video which introduces<strong> constructive alignment<\/strong> and learning outcomes- both key concepts in many theories of learning design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Constructive Alignment?\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w06PAQKdC1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"atfldfurther\">Take it Further<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/info\/courses\/clinical-supervision-teaching-facilitating\/0\/steps\/31910\">Essentials of Lesson Planning<\/a> (sourced from a FutureLearn course by the University of East Anglia) explains how an educator might create a plan for a session. It demonstrates the importance of learning outcomes, and refers to <strong>Bloom\u2019s taxonomy,<\/strong> which is a very influential model for developing these.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a quick introduction to several other learning design frameworks, including Universal Design for Learning and Fink&#8217;s Taxonomy of Significant Learning (a non-hierarchical alternative to Bloom), see this guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.depaul.edu\/teaching-commons\/teaching-guides\/course-design\/Pages\/teaching-learning-frameworks.aspx\">Frameworks &amp; Taxonomies of Learning<\/a> from the DePaul Teaching Commons site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/acdev.orgdev.coventry.domains\/accredited-courses\">accredited courses<\/a>, from AEPD, which focus on developing your academic practice including learning design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"atfldtry\">Try it out!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review your <strong>lesson plans<\/strong> (if you have them). Can you identify where Active, Applied, Social, and Inclusive learning is happening? If not, can you talk with other educators in your school to gather suggestions for activities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the<strong> learning journey<\/strong> through your modules. Are there particular pinch points or stress points where students might need more guidance and support? How could you ensure they receive this?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-green-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:.9\"><strong>Finished here?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"schedule-a-visit\" style=\"font-size:59px;line-height:1.15\"><strong>Explore another theme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:50px\">Back to Assistant Lecturer (Teaching)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Design focuses on developing activities and materials to ensure that students are able to achieve the learning outcomes of their programme of study. Learning design can relate to various forms and modes of delivery, such as blended, face-to-face and hybrid. As educators, we may not always have the responsibility and\/or opportunity to (re)design learning&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/assistant-teaching-fellow\/assistant-teaching-fellow-learning-design\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Assistant Lecturer (Teaching): Learning Design<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5496,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5496"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/612"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}