As I work my way through the course development process, I’ve started considering the kinds of skills and knowledge that a learning designer might need to know and be able to put into practice. Of course, this is tricky ground, because learning designers work in so many different contexts, and with so many competing priorities….
Category: Learning Design
So what do learning designers do?
Well, they design learning, right? But what does that actually entail? What does it look like in practice? Well, as I’ve already mentioned, that’s not the easiest thing in the world to describe. In fact, based on everyone that I’ve talked to about this new Graduate Certificate, there’s real confusion about what it is that…
What’s in a name?
In my second posting about my ongoing work in Learning Design, I thought that I might share some of my reflections on the readings that I’ve completed thus far. In some ways, it’s been affirming to read people describe learning design in ways that I feel comfortable with; certainly, there is little there that I…
Unpacking Learning Design…
So this year, as I’ve previously mentioned, I’m working in a new role, with a new employer. I’ve left the Independent Education Union after five interesting and educative years, and accepted a Lecturer position at the University of Technology Sydney, where I will be responsible for developing a new Graduate Certificate of Learning Design, as…