Ensuring Technological Plurality through effective Learning Design
Simon Paul AtkinsonAssociate Dean for Teaching Enhancement, Scholarship and Research
BPP University
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Contexts
Student Profile
Learning Outcomes
Media Choices
Assessment Design
(TLA) Activity Design
Evaluation
History
Victoria University of Wellington -
NZ (1998-2001)
Open University – UK(2001-2003)
University of Hull(2003-2008)
Massey University –NZ (2008-2010)
LSE(2010-2011)
BPP University(2011-)
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Contexts
Student Profile
Learning Outcomes
Media Choices
Assessment Design
(TLA) Activity Design
Evaluation
Learning Design Process: modules and programmes in higher education contexts
Orientation
Personal Context
Social ContextDiscipline Context
Familiarity with technology
Modeling and developing skills
Assumptions about knowledge media
Enabling Outcomes
StudentsGraduate / Professiona
l Needs
Contextual Factors
Environmental Factors
Content Staff Literacy Infrastructure
Contexts
Student Profile
Learning Outcomes
Media Choices
Assessment Design
(TLA) Activity Design
Evaluation
Learning Design Process: media landscape
Orientation
Personal Context
Social ContextDiscipline Context
Student Context
Discipline Context
Media Context
Contexts
Student Profile
Learning Outcomes
Media Choices
Assessment Design
(TLA) Activity Design
Evaluation
Learning Design Process: constructive alignment
AssessmentTeaching &
Learning Activity
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Teaching & LearningActivities
Activities designed to generate, enable or elicit the active VERBS articulated in the Intended Learning Outcome
Activities performed as most appropriate to context and the ILO:• Teacher-led• Peer-enabled• Self-managed
AssessmentTasks
Tasks formatted to enable student to demonstrate the Active VERBS articulated in
the Intended Learning Outcome
Tasks specified using criteriaallowing judgment to be
made on the level of student performance.
Intended LearningOutcomes (ILO)
Specify VERBS that students must enactVerbs suggest progressively higher order thinking skills according to level.
Uni-structural
Multi-structural
Relational
Extended Abstract
Simon Atkinson adapted from Biggs, J., & Tang, C. (2007).
Teaching for Quality Learning at University: What the Student does (3rd ed.). Buckingham. GB: Open University Press.
Constructive Alignment
Biggs & Collis SOLO Taxonomy:
Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome
Biggs, J., & Collis, K. F. (1982). Evaluating the Quality of Learning: Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome Taxonomy. New York:
Academic Press Inc.
Representations of Taxonomies of Educational Objectives)
COGNITIVE DOMAIN (Original)
Bloom, B. S. (ed.) (1956) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, the
classification of educational goals – Handbook I: Cognitive Domain New
York: McKay
Contexts
Student Profile
Learning Outcomes
Media Choices
Assessment Design
(TLA) Activity Design
Evaluation
Learning Design Process: visualisation
Closing Slide
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1) M.I.T: Anticipate, plan and use technology in pursuit
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