Presentation by Gabi Witthaus and Ming Nie at Online Educa Berlin, 28 Nov 2012

1. Learning design in the open:
rethinking our courses for
tomorrow’s learners
A pre-conference workshop at Online Educa Berlin
By Gabi Witthaus and Ming Nie,
Beyond Distance Research Alliance, 28 Nov 2012
http://tinyurl.com/oeb-learningdesign

2. Background
Ale Armellini Grainne Conole
Video Link: http://tinyurl.com/speedintro

3. Carpe Diem
↓Content (under
Format
the appropriate Other (e.g.
licences) Text & Slides (e.g.
Audio Video Adobe
graphics PowerPoint)
Presenter)
What I find and
reuse as is
What I find, tweak
and use
What I find,
repurpose and use
What I create for
this module
www.le.ac.uk/carpediem

4. Open University Learning Design Initiative
Task swimlane
Course dimensions
Course map
Activity profile
Learning outcomes
www.open.ac/uk/blogs/OULDI

5. OULDI + Carpe Diem
Open University Learning
Leicester’s Carpe Diem
Design Initiative (OULDI)
The 7Cs of design and
delivery framework
Cascading institutions:
Leicester, SAIDE, SPEED

6. The 7Cs Conceptualise
What do we want to design, who for and why?
framework
tinyurl.com/7Cs-diagram
Consolidate
Evaluate and embed your design

7. Case study of a 7Cs course: SPEED project
tinyurl.com/speed-website

8. Objective of SPEED
To help staff and academics enhance
student engagement through improved
use of technologies in learning design and
delivery

9. E-tivities at the heart of the 7Cs
Gilly Salmon

10. Structure of SPEED course
• Topics:
– Course Design
– Activity Design
– Moderating Online Groups
• Duration:
– At least 30 hours’ worth of e-tivities
– Participants choose from the course “menu”

11. tinyurl.com/speed-course

13. SPEED blog
speedprojectblog.wordpress.com

14. VLE for SPEED participants

15. Summary: key SPEED links
• YouTube video introducing SPEED: http://tinyurl.com/speedintro
• SPEED website: tinyurl.com/speed-website
• Background to the 7Cs: tinyurl.com/7Cs-diagram
• SPEED course outline & links to resources: tinyurl.com/speed-course
• SPEED blog: speedprojectblog.wordpress.com
• Carpe Diem website: www.le.ac.uk/carpediem
• OULDI website: www.open.ac/uk/blogs/OULDI

16. Consider your course features
Purpose: To consider the both the look and feel of the course you want to develop, and the
desired nature of the learners’ experience.
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e4

17. Learning Outcomes
Start End
Assessment

18. Develop your storyboard (example 1)
Purpose: To develop a storyboard for your course in which the learning outcomes are aligned
with the assessment events, contents and e-tivities.
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e8

19. Develop your storyboard (example 2)

20. Analyse your activity profile
Purpose: To consider the balance of activity types that will be included in your course.
Activity Profile Flash Widget
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e6

21. Do a learning design resource audit
Purpose: To decide how you will source the content for your module/course, including
the possibility of incorporating OERs produced elsewhere.
E-tivity Rubric: http://tinyurl.com/SPEED-e9

22. OER Search
• Search for one key phrase for your module/course in:
– OER Commons: www.oercommons.org
– JorumOpen: http://open.jorum.ac.uk
– Xpert: http://xpert.nottingham.ac.uk
– Open Courseware Consortium: www.ocwconsortium.org
– OU LabSpace: http://labspace.open.ac.uk
– Google with usage rights filter (“free to use, share or
modify”): www.google.com/advanced_search
– Any repository listed at:
http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator/Find/General_rep
• Compare your search results with your colleagues.

23. Copyright for OERs
• JISC OER info kit:
– https://
openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836480/
• Understanding Licensing and IPR for OER Projects
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BWqgVpcHCs
• JISC take down policy:
– http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/themes/c
ontent/sca/templatenoticetakedown.pdf

24. References
Conole, G. (2012). Designing for Learning in an
Open World. London: Springer.
Salmon, G. (2011). E-moderating: the key to online
teaching and learning. New York: Routledge
Background image by Pekka Tamminen on Flickr

25. Thank you!
Gabi.Witthaus@le.ac.uk
Ming.Nie@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance