This document summarizes a webinar about agile design for learning. It discusses that agile design is derived from agile software development and is a process for responding to complex learning environments. Agile design works best in situations with rapidly changing subject matter, diverse learners with different needs, and rapidly changing tools. Guidelines for effective agile design include having clear but broad learning goals set by instructors, sub-goals negotiated with learners, core materials chosen by instructors with other materials identified by learners, and assessment based on pre-defined criteria. Conditions for success include having confident instructors, clear skills goals for learners, proper learner preparation and orientation, accessible open resources, and flexible assessment methods.
6. When to use agile design?
1. Rapidly changing subject matter
2. Diverse learners with different learning needs
3. Rapidly changing or many diverse tools for teaching/learning
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8. Conditions for success
• Confident, skilled instructors
• Clear goals in terms of skills
development for learners
• Proper preparation/orientation
for learners
• Easily accessible and appropriate
open resources and learning tools
• Flexible assessment methods that
measure skills developed by
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There must be a strong pedagogical foundation
in the design team
9. Discussion
• Experience of agile design?
• What do you see as the main challenges?
• When do you think agile design is most appropriate?
• What would you add re conditions for success?
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Personalized Learning Tools was
designed and created by Bryan Bucci,
James Chen, Rebecca Harrison, Coral
Kennett, and Paula Poodwan
10. References
• Adamson, C. (2012) Learning in a VUCA world, Online Educa
Berlin News Portal, November 13
• Bertram, J. (2013) Agile Learning Design for Beginners New
Palestine IN: Bottom Line Performance
• Rawsthorne, P. (2012) Agile Instructional Design St. John’s
NF: Memorial University of Newfoundland:
http://www.rawsthorne.org/bit/docs/RawsthorneAIDFinal.pd
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