Designing and Facilitating Learning Environments
Overview
Unit learning outcomes are the starting point to explore outcomes-based educational approaches. The focus will then shift to the design of learning activities, including using a variety of digital media and applying universal design and accessibility principles, and evaluation of the use of activities to inform practice. Finally, consideration will be given to the roles and practice of mapping in aligning activities with other curriculum components in order to support curriculum renewal in an ethical evidence-based manner.
Requisites
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Design learning environments that enable student engagement through the provision of a diverse range of opportunities that facilitate group and individual work
- Apply curriculum mapping and renewal techniques to ensure alignment of unit learning outcomes, activities and assessments
- Evaluate and apply concepts and approaches to the design of inclusive learning and teaching environments that respect individual learners and diverse learning communities
- Design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning activities utilising appropriate digital technologies
- Contribute to sustaining a peer network and add to your professional portfolio evidence of an informed and ethical approach to designing and facilitating learning environments
Teaching methods
Sarawak
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Workshop | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Hawthorn Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis | Individual | 30 - 40% | 2,3 |
| Online Discussion | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,5 |
| Peer Assessment | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,3,4,5 |
Content
The roles of unit learning outcomesÂ
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Critiquing, writing and using unit learning outcomesÂ
Learning activitiesÂ
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Designing activities aligned with unit learning outcomesÂ
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Designing teaching activities to enable learning activitiesÂ
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Transforming content – accessibility and universal design for learning (UDL)Â
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Media choices and opportunities Â
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Using and creating videoÂ
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The opportunities and challenges of hyflex environmentsÂ
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Planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating team workÂ
Quality assuranceÂ
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Curriculum mapping to support curriculum renewalÂ
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Managing the tension: Quality assurance and quality teaching Â
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.