Our vision for a ‘pedagogic planning tool’

1. A User-oriented Planner for Learning Analysis and Design Our vision for a ‘pedagogic planning tool’ Practical assistance for lecturers designing blended learning activities Both literature-based and adaptable in light of practice Support for designing at teacher’s ‘course’ level Support for designing at learner’s ‘session’ level Enabling iterative design by lecturers Enabling lecturers to collaborate on design for learning An implementation environment for testing with learners Creating user specification requirements for a learning design tool

2. Learning design from the Lecturer’s point of view (1) • From existing documentation, plans, and outlines: • Identify curriculum and assessment requirements • Analyse learners’ critical needs - exam reports, qu’res • Define learning objectives, assessment format • Identify staff and student time constraints • Identify support staff and other resources

3. Learning design from the Lecturer’s point of view (2) Work from template with default - learning/teaching methods - learning activity types - staff time costs - student numbers - group sizes Customise parameter descriptions and values via ‘wizard’ Distribute time for teachers, support staff, learners (guided) Generate plan for Course including time and learning activity Note requirements and constraints for online components

4. Learning design from the Lecturer’s point of view (3) • Output from this design stage is a Course Plan: • Range of learning activity types to be offered • Range of teaching/learning methods • Staff and student time to be spent on each • Learning activity requirements and constraints for online components • Initial design can be reworked until initial Course Plan defined • For research project: we will select collaborative learning activities for detailed study

5. Learning design from the Lecturer’s point of view (4) • Work through Session design process as a sequence in LAMS • Outline of learning process framework (initially CF) • Work through learning activities available - what they offer • Link to subject-specific exemplars of learning activity designs • Test identification of case examples against framework • Work through questions on learning objectives, requirements and constraints from Course Plan, learners’ needs, etc. (Conole, Beetham), and discuss online with colleagues • Generate Session Plan, and post to discussion forum • Finalise learning activity design from selection of activities

6. Supporting the learning activity design process Outline of learning process framework linked to exemplars Exemplars of activity toolkit with opportunity to experience with colleagues Matching task - case examples against framework Forum: compare analysis with colleagues Submit report to Researchers Matching task Work through qu’re on output from Plan, learners’ needs etc Forum: compare analysis with colleagues Finalise learning Activity design as list of activities Submit design to local colleagues and researchers

7. Learning design from the Lecturer’s point of view (5) Implement collaborative learning activity as sequence in LAMS Lecturer can then test sequence with students, and revise They can submit design to local collaborator at any stage Once satisfied, can submit to public LAMS Community Running sequence with students may change Course Plan Lecturer can iterate between Course Plan template and Session Design sequence for further planning Research activity: analyse data on process and approaches by monitoring LAMS activity

8. Supporting design at Course/Sessionlevel • Research activity: • Interview lecturers to discover current practice and needs • Trial existing materials and tools with lecturers • Test usability of template and design support sequence • Use lecturers’ design requirements to populate activity types • Test nature of further support required • Investigate lecturers’ approaches to revision and iteration of design • Investigate use of tools for local collaboration • Revise and re-test design of support template and sequence • Report on user requirements for learning design tools

9. JISC Design for Learning Programme - Where do we fit? Principal links Designing for learning Designing for learning Findings to other projects Designing for learning Designing for learning Support Project CETIS Bolton/Strathclyde Designing for learning Designing for learning Constructing2Learn Findings Standards for access, search, integration Tools, designs and findings Technologies, pedagogies, cases, designs from other projects Tools for collaboration, search, integration User-oriented Planner for learning analysis and design IoE/LondonMet/LAMS Pedagogic Planner Oxford TALL/LTG Findings Testbeds for models, feedback Descriptors of practice models Evaluation Models of Practice Dundee

10. Project outputs • Tools • User-oriented design tools linking planning model to pedagogy design wizards… • Evaluation report • Findings on usability in specific curriculum areas in HE and FE • Findings on lecturer design practices • Recommendations • Specifications for full learning design support tools • Dissemination • Website, presentations, journal papers, open archives