{"id":70,"date":"2023-07-26T14:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T13:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T10:36:28","slug":"learning-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/teaching-fellow\/learning-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecturer (Teaching): Learning Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\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. It can relate to various forms and modes of delivery, such as blended, face-to-face and hybrid. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"coloured pencils on a yellow background\" class=\"wp-image-113\" style=\"width:350px;height:233px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-rahul-pandit-2078147-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rahul Pandit via plexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a Lecturer (Teaching) you are likely to be designing learning materials for modules and creating or adapting assessments. Thus it is important to be aware of the <strong>key principles<\/strong> of effective learning design to enable your students to meet their learning outcomes and to develop their graduate attributes in a meaningful way.<\/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 has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#tfldbackground\">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-rounded is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#tfldstarted\">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-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#tfldfurther\">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-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#tfldtry\">Try it out!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tfldbackground\">Essential background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An important aspect of learning design at Coventry University Group is the institutional <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 four values (<strong>Active, Applied, Social, and Inclusive<\/strong> learning).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The \u201cCoventry Way\u201d<\/strong> approach is very important to learning design at our institution. 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. Or watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Td6Lha1v6GI\">quick explainer<\/a> (11:46)&nbsp; from the Curriculum Development Team (login required).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a look at this 6 minute video to get an overview of the concept of <strong>Constructive Alignment,<\/strong> which is central to learning design and pedagogical practice more broadly. <strong>Learning outcomes<\/strong>, as the video explains, play a key role in this.<\/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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#D1D1E4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">For Apprenticeship courses, review the <a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/BetterFuturesApprenticeships\/EfULmFZIeBlJmUa6SQO1kiIBYY0EMwW15kXzT_toIUI5UQ?e=LffCky&amp;wdLOR=c85ACA584-4EB9-4479-B966-F443BA8156B3\">Apprenticeship Course Design and Delivery Principles<\/a> (login required).<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tfldstarted\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coventry University has undertaken a&nbsp;<strong>major<\/strong>&nbsp;transformation of the undergraduate curriculum which impacts learning design, assessment, and the student learning experience. The postgraduate level project is now underway. Explore the&nbsp;<strong>Curriculum Transformation Project\u2019s (CTP)&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/OTL\/SitePages\/Curriculum-Transformation-Project.aspx\">Undergraduate<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/livecoventryac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/OTL\/SitePages\/Postgraduate-Transformation-Project.aspx\">Postgraduate<\/a>&nbsp;pages to familiarise yourself with the key principles, if applicable to your course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a member of Coventry University Group you may be taking a <strong>block teaching<\/strong> approach. Find some ideas and prompts for learning design for block teaching in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/campus\/block-teaching-what-it-how-do-it-and-why\"> this introduction (Times Higher Education)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarise yourself with the <a href=\"https:\/\/acdev.orgdev.coventry.domains\/course-development\/curriculum-transformation-project\/graduate-attributes\">Graduate Attributes guidance<\/a>. How do your modules foster these skills and attributes in your learning design? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#D1D1E4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">For Apprenticeship courses, identify relevant stakeholders including regulators, employers, professional bodies and End Point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs). Your Apprenticeship Academic Cluster Lead in Better Futures may be able to help.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tfldfurther\">Take it further<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Man standing in front of a gallery of photos\" class=\"wp-image-111\" style=\"width:395px;height:263px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5936\/2023\/07\/pexels-\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0-716276-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u795d-\u9e64\u69d0 via plexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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 learning outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a quick introduction to several other learning design frameworks, including <strong>Universal Design for Learning <\/strong>and <strong>Fink&#8217;s Taxonomy of Significant Learning<\/strong> (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 our <a href=\"https:\/\/acdev.orgdev.coventry.domains\/accredited-courses\">accredited courses<\/a>, which focus on developing your academic practice including learning design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#D1D1E4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">If your course is monitored by Ofsted (such as Initial Teacher Training or an Apprenticeship) explore AEPD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/acdev.orgdev.coventry.domains\/course-development\/support-ofsted\">Ofsted Support resources<\/a> and develop your understanding of the Ofsted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook-eif\">Education and Inspection Framework for Further Education and Skills<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tfldtry\">Try it out!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review your <strong>lesson plans <\/strong>and Module Information documents (MIDs). 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? When designing new learning activities, how could you avoid these pinch points or lessen their negative impact?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\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. It can relate to various forms and modes of delivery, such as blended, face-to-face and hybrid. As a Lecturer (Teaching) you are likely to be designing learning materials for modules and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/teaching-fellow\/learning-design\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lecturer (Teaching): Learning Design<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5496,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"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-70","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70","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=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":631,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions\/631"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/narratives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}