Design: Engaging learners - Part 2

Bringing it all together to engage learners

An important consideration with any learning is engagement. How are you going to engage the learners to take this learning journey with you? Below are various aspects to consider:

• choosing the most appropriate design and collaborative tools so that students are not passive in the learning experience;
• scaffolding interactions between learners online, including support for: access and motivation, socialisation, information exchange, knowledge construction and development;
• integrating the digital and physical environments, e.g. online activities helping to continue the discussion/learning in class;
• integrating digital tools, e.g. the Learning Management System and other online applications; and
• using technology in assessment design to enable more authentic assessment.

Useful resources

• Professor Gilly Salmon’s Five Stage Model Links to an external site. scaffolds interaction in the online learning environment. 
• The Carpe Diem Links to an external site. learning design process uses a storyboard Links to an external site. and is very useful for mapping out learning activities.
• ABC Learning Design Links to an external site. is another method for rapidly designing and reviewing courses.
• The Transforming Assessment Links to an external site. website provides webinars and recordings for effective use of technology in assessments.