Designing for the Future: A Curriculum Horizon-Scanning Workshop
This week’s Substack resource provides an outline for a workshop that brings together faculty to explore one of the most […]
Learning Design
Why is it important to have a learning design team focused on the future?
The Challenge of Course Design All learning designers are essentially futurists. This is because the student who embarks on your
When is AR/VR in learning design worth the investment?
What skills are we trying to develop? The 8-Stage Learning Design Framework (8-SLDF) dictates that Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual
Ipsative Portfolio Assessment: a response to AI
First posted on Substack The AI arms race still rages. Students will identify AI writing support tools, educators will rearm
Flexible Learning and the Policy Challenges
What impact is flexible learning having on learners from K-12 through to professional development? New Zealand has remarkably high levels
Psychomotor outcomes and A.I.: the future of learning design.
There is a looming skills deficit across all disciplines currently being taught in Universities today. The vast majority of degree
Free Online CPD Course on Learning Outcomes (until 14th January 2023)
Have you got some time for professional development over the holiday period? Or do you have colleagues or design teams
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Guidance for Educators: Session Planning
Transcript: Welcome all. Please feel free to share this with colleagues. If you think it would be of interest to
Why we need to change how we design courses.
There are many courses out there that do a great job of teaching manual, dexterity and physical capabilities. From bricklaying,
A new national vocational learning strategy. What could a Te Pūkenga Ako Strategy look like?
Te Pūkenga (https://tepūkenga.ac.nz), the centralised vocational tertiary organisation in New Zealand created in the last two years, represents an exciting
Blended by us or differentiated by learners: the future of courseware design
Ten years ago, in 2011, I wrote a blog entitled ‘there’s no such things as blended learning’, which essentially suggested
What are the four key skills required of learning designers or instructional designers?
Let’s talk about the skills required of learning designers, or instructional designers. Context makes all the difference. Learning design in
University Learning and Teaching Strategies Post-Covid
One characteristic of a four to five year Learning and Teaching Strategy (LTS) is that it should require a complete
Academic Professional Development, Conferences, Workshops, Meetings, e-learning, Higher Education, International, Learning Design, Tertiary Education
Is the Future of Education Inevitably Going to be Digital First?
The FLANZ webinar ‘Is the Future of Education Inevitably Going to be Digital First?’, held 6th November 2020, was a
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Designing Pathways: which way to innovation?
We need to continue to move away from seeing tertiary education as the imparting knowledge and see it rather as
How to Engage and Support Students Online: EDEN Webinar 27th April 2020
On April 27th I had the pleasure of sharing a virtual platform with Alan Tait (Open University UK), hosted by
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Working with Notional Study Hours (NSH) or “How much is enough?”
I believe it is important to design learning from the learners perspective. That means learning that is both relevant, meaningful
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Designing Courses: Thinking about Programming Assessments (5’52”)
In this short video (5’52”), Simon touches on three basic principles of programming assessments. The first is that it should