Roderick Sims

Design Alchemy (eBook, PDF)

Transforming the way we think about learning and teaching

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The provision of online learning is increasing almost exponentially, with both established and emerging educational institutions creating new and revised courses to meet the needs of students demanding flexible access and delivery. However, the staff recruited to support this development often does not have the design skills or experience to generate courses that bear the hallmarks of effective online learning experiences. While the principles associated with the practice of instructional design provided pedagogical guidance for these design efforts, it remains commonplace for courses to present as little more than information delivery with no clear strategies for student engagement and interaction. The purpose of this book is to expand on the design concepts documented by the lead author and to present both a design framework and design strategies that will allow organisations to provide courses that embed the affordances of the online, social environment and maximize opportunities for engagement and learning in formal learning contexts. The authors contend that to truly achieve the potential of learning in an online environment, designers need to be alchemists - ensuring the current face-to-face classroom "gold" is not turned to lead and to transform those "leaden" online courses that do not engage or provide interaction into motivating and engaging "golden" learning experiences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 251
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319024233
• Artikelnr.: 43797957

Autorenporträt

Dr. Roderick Sims began working with the PLATO computer-based learning system in 1979 and subsequently has held senior academic posts in Australia universities before commencing consultancy services to higher education, specializing in design strategies for online learning. His current clients include public and private educational providers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreward.- Preface.- Why Alchemy?.- Why Design Alchemy?.- How did Design Alchemy emerge?.- Which Learning Theories?.- Instructional Design or Design Alchemy?.- Learning Design or Design Alchemy?.- Insight or Distraction?.- What is the Design Alchemy Pedagogy?.- How Does the Design Alchemist Practice?.- What Are the Assets of Design Alchemy?.- Transforming Programs and Courses.- Activities and Assessment.- Understanding Design Alchemy.- Design Alchemy Templates.- Design Alchemy: A Manifesto.- Index.