The first of 10 Learning Design Principles is that “We design for constructive alignment”. The notion of constructive alignment is nearly universally applied in tertiary-level programme and course design, though not always consciously.
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Designing Courses: Importance of Learning Outcomes
Course: Designing Effective Intended Learning Outcomes (August 2022) This brief video (2’07”) is a reminder of the structural support that intense learning outcomes provide to the course design process. Having an understanding of the need to align course/module outcomes with programme outcomes, and to differentiate these reassessed outcomes from non-assessed topic/weekly level objectives is important. …
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Visualising Outcomes: domains, taxonomies and verbs
NOTE: updated high-quality visualisations of these taxonomies are available here. I think being able to visualise things is important. Faculty and learning designers need to be able to see Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) take shape, and many find existing lists uninspiring. It’s not uncommon for faculty and instructional designers to grow weary of ILOs; they …
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Intended Learning Outcomes matter
MOOCs, self generated OER based curricula, kite-marking schemes, and elaborate credit transfer schemes are a reality in increasingly complex higher education sector. Students often pursuing studies from within the world of work where physical mobility of employable precludes commitment to a single campus based programme over four years require well defined, constructively aligned, module designs. …
SOLE Model Illustrated
VERSION OF THIS POST FIRST APPEARED spatkinson.wordpress.com from May 13, 2010 The following brief video presentation was prepared for a Course Team workshop at Massey University NZ in May 2010 to introduce the SOLE Model. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0FThaVwGYg&version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1] The SOLE model is intended to be developmental, diagnostic, evaluative and descriptive. It is borne out of a desire …