Learning Design: mapping the landscape Yishay Mor, Brock Craft ALT-C, Sept. 2012

The 30sec version Learning design - the solution to world hunger. We had a great workshop in London last October. All the workshop contributions are available at ld-grid.org/workshops/ASLD11 ld-grid.org/workshops/ASLD11 Our review / summary paper is at researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/19196/html researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/19196/html

So, what shall we talk about? What is this Learning Design thing you mention? Why should I bother? What are the big issues? Where do I go from here?

Learning Design is.. Learning Acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or Preferences. May involve synthesizing different types of information. Design the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system.

Learning – is.. A computer program is said to learn from experience E with respect to some class of tasks T and performance measure P, if its performance at tasks in T, as measured by P, improves with experience E. Tom M. Mitchell, 1997

Learning := Acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences. May involve synthesizing different types of information. A computer program is said to learn from experience E with respect to some class of tasks T and performance measure P, if its performance at tasks in T, as measured by P, improves with experience E. Tom M. Mitchell, 1997 Making meanings (references, connections, constructs) from text (systems of signs) in context (material, social) (Lemke; Kress; others)

Learning: what? About – Physiology, anatomy, pharmacy To do – Diagnose, treat, monitor To be – A medical doctor, nurse, paramedic

Learning: how? From – Teachers, More capable peers (MCPs), Books.. With – Self, peers, MCPs... By – Reading, Reciting, Attending, Practising, Doing, Making, Designing..

Design := the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into desired ones (Simon, 1969) Objects with intent Bad design is.. just letting things happen. John Hockenberry (ted.com) Conversation with the materials of a situation Donald Schon a mutual learning process between users and designers Pascal Béguin

Craft = making stuff Design = making stuff better Change in context Changin' context (Luckin) Value driven Change oriented Functionally organised Context dependent Representation sensitive Iterative Responsive Creative Deliberate Social Objects that change practice

Utility, firmness, delight (Utilitas, firmitas, venustas) - Vitruvius* Utility – Functional, existing states → desired Firmness – Deliberate – Laurillard: teachers as design scientists – Design inquiry Delight – Are we having fun? *: HT Mike Sharples

Why bother? Education is.. Knowledge transmission Behaviour modulation or - Designed learning: Creating the opportunities for learners to achieve their objectives in a complex, dynamic, challenging environment.

Learning Design := The deliberate creative practice of devising new practices, plans of activity, resources and tools aimed at achieving particular educational aims in a given situation.

the issues Representations – capturing context, imagining change – musical score, architectural drawing, LD … ? Methods – Firmness, taming complexity Practices – Teachers as learning designers, learners as designers of own learning. Tools – For all of the above

Need... Design for learning design A design science of learning design

Next stops The Learning Design Grid OLDS MOOC ARV Workshop ld-grid.org/workshops/design-inquiry2013 Participatory Pattern Workshops talk altc2012.alt.ac.uk/talks/28096 altc2012.alt.ac.uk/talks/28096 H817: Openness and innovation in eLearning www3.open.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/ course/h817.htm course/h817.htm

Thank You Yishay Mor, yishaymor.org Brock Craft brockcraft.com yishaymor.org brockcraft.com slideshare.net/yish/alt-casld