1. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 1 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Developing digitised learning materials Ellen Sims

2. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 2 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Aims To present an overview of issues and ideas for the development of on-line digital resources for learning To consider the issues in both generic terms and as they impact individual projects

3. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 3 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Design considerations User audience –Identify and describe your users and stakeholders –What are their characteristics (incl limitations)? Purpose of the resource –What is your resource? –What are the objectives? –What do you want users to do/be able to do?

4. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 4 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Design contd Technology limitations –Where/how will users be accessing the resource? –Accessibility Navigation –Browse or search? Lead or follow? –Interactivity Passive Active

5. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 5 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Design contd Appeal –Visual appearance –Engaging the user –Appropriate level - Differentiation Guidance and Support –How much? Who? When? How?

6. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 6 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Design contd Feedback –Inviting and collecting –Building relationships and communities Evaluation –Tracking, collecting,measuring, interpreting –Purpose?

7. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 7 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Breakout Form groups with members from different projects Identify Stakeholders List issues for each stakeholder –List generic and specific to the project List ideas for resource for each –List generic and specific to the project

8. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 8 Institute for Learning and Research Technology

9. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 9 Institute for Learning and Research Technology

10. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 10 Institute for Learning and Research Technology

11. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 11 Institute for Learning and Research Technology

12. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 12 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Additional links BECTa Guidelines for Interactive Learning Design www.becta.org.uk/technology/software/curriculum/developers.htm The 24 Hour Museum www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/ Virtual Training Suite www.vts.rdn.ac.uk JISC - Electronic Libraries and Resources Programmes (eLib & DNER) http://www.jnug.ac.uk/jisc/elib.html

13. The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research 13 Institute for Learning and Research Technology Contact info Ellen Sims Learning Technology Advisor/ FILTER Project Manager ILRT - University of Bristol e.sims@bristol.ac.uk www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk www.filter.ac.uk