2. Intentional Design of Distributed Learning
1. The Learner 2. The Options
3. The Media
4. The Tools 5. Interaction
6. Evaluation
3. A System for Distributed Learning
1. The Learner 2. The Options
3. The Media
4. The Tools 5. Interaction
6. Evaluation
4. In Summary….
• 1. Establish your Learning Framework.
• 2. Agree your Course Style Template.
• 3. Select your Media Palette
• 4. Sketch the Architecture of your mix
• 5. Confirm your Delivery Strategy
• 6. Pilot and Evaluate your Distributed
Learning System
5. Stage 1 - The Learner
• 1. What do you want the learners to
understand by the end of the module?
• 2. Write 10 to 12 key points/concepts.
• 3. From these write 3 learning outcomes
• 4. Consider how knowledge of the
concepts and outcomes could be tested.
• 5. This is your Learning Framework
6. Stage 2 – The Options
• 1. How can you make available what the
learner needs to know?
• 2. Does each element need to be
synchronous or can it be asynchronous?
• 3. Prioritise which elements need
text, audio, images or video learning
resources.
• 4. Consider the cost implications for your
situation.
• 5. This is your Course Style Template.
7. Stage 3 – The Media
• 1. Which media is best suited to help you
develop understanding in the learner?
• 2. Make a list of the elements that would
benefit from text, audio, images, and video
• 3. Make a list of the types of technology
that you think may be available to you.
• 4. Try to prioritise according to ‘comfort
factor’
• 5. This is your Media Palette
8. Stage 4 – The Tools
• 1. How can you utilise these media tools in
an optimum and integrated manner?
• 2. How will learners access these tools?
• 3. How can you provide alternatives?
• 4. How can you assess their efficiency for
the tasks?
• 5. This is your Distributed Architecture
9. Stage 5 - Interaction
• 1. How can you get the best mix from this
distributed architecture?
• 2. Do you need to provide training?
• 3. How do you enable learner choice?
• 4. What mixes are possible and
pragmatic?
• 5. This is your Delivery Strategy
10. Stage 6 - Evaluation
• 1. Does it work for the learners?
• 2. How easily can learners access
resource materials?
• 3. Are the methods of interaction
appropriate for the tasks?
• 4. Can learners/staff measure progress?
• 5. This is your Distributed Learning
System