Overview
Learning Design for Tertiary Education explores approaches to curricula development that align with evidence-based philosophies, values and principles of learning and teaching. We consider the relationships between educational design elements, and what curriculum tells us about learning design at course and unit levels. Consideration is given to contemporary pedagogical approaches that specifically respond to future-oriented perspectives: designing digital resources; scaffolding active student learning; personalising student learning; and involving learners in the creation and co-creation (with peers) of content.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Conceptualise course learning design in the context of the curriculum from the perspectives of a range of students
- Craft actionable and measurable learning outcomes at course and unit levels
- Co-design authentic learning and assessment tasks that enable students to demonstrate achievement of the unit outcomes and connects with students’ real-world futures
- Embed networked learning approaches to connect with the world-of-work, and practice the discourse of the profession
- Scaffold learning and assessment in ways which embrace open-ended inquiry and metacognition
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Contact (Phasing out) Online Learning Activities | 8.00 | 12 weeks | 96 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 3.33 | 12 weeks | 40 |
| TOTAL | 136 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | Group | 30% | |
| Assessment | Individual | 40% | |
| Preliminary Plan | Individual | 30% |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
- achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more
Content
- What is learning design?
- Understanding who your students are
- Approaches to learning design within intentionally inclusive curricula
- Writing clear and concise learning outcomes that are aligned at course and unit levels
- Co-designing learning and assessment with students, industry and community for authenticity
- Creating learning paths for students through scaffolding and chunking
- Reaching beyond the institution to promote the lived experience through networked learning
- Dimensions of professional identity and agency
- Giving effective and actionable feedback to learners
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.