The Learning Design Problem Traditional ways to present content through open educational resources (OERs) tend to reduce the practice of education to a set of techniques and static and monolithic resources, by means of which the educational process is standardized in a sterile and bureaucratic operation. Likewise, in open educational approaches to teaching and learning […]
All designs, be it the design of buildings, the design of tools, or the design of technologies, assume and frequently impose certain expectations on how users will use the building, tool or technology. Designs offer varying degrees of flexibility or control in how they can be used. In the design of digital learning environments, instructors […]
Learning design programs and research often focus on the work done within educational institutions, particularly post-secondary institutions (Figure 1). As a result, the models and practices associated with work-integrated learning have been overlooked. Instead, the practice of learning design within workplace settings is instead often guided by intuition, personal experience, and anecdotes (Giacumo & Breman, […]
When a person walks into their home, they likely feel an instant sense of familiarity and connection. In contrast, walking into a doctor’s office, a library, or a classroom may invoke very different feelings in individuals because of multiple influences including the way the space is set up and the individual’s lived experiences, culture, and […]