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At the conclusion of Innovation, Design and Learning Environments, we have been asked to develop six to ten design principles relating to our exploration of Instructional Design and Learning Design.
As someone who has practiced design for over 30 years, I have seen many design principles come and go, and I wasn’t sure I could make a meaningful – or honest – list of design principles I truly believe would hold up to scrutiny.
I decided to reflect a little deeper into my design values, which inform the principles I may develop and use in applied situations.
Darren, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom on design values and how they can guide the development of design principles unique to any given situation. I am so glad I took the time to watch this, even though the course is technically done. You have left me with some ‘food for thought’ – I am inspired to reflect on my own values as a designer to guide me over the long term and through different design challenges and opportunities I might encounter.
Leah
Thank you so much, Leah!
I’ve been hearing a lot about values-based leadership in recent months, and connecting personal values to one’s work, and I’m not sure if I’ve seen values connected to design before. It might be something for me to develop further! I’m glad you found it insightful.
When we did the Barrett Values Assessment for our first team project and developing our team agreement last year, I found it really insightful, and I’ve used a similar exercise with my students. Have you revisited your values assessment from last year, and examined it through the lens of our evolving learning?
I found that all of my values were focused on the Common Good and Transformation parts of the spectrum, which really rings true for me as we move through the program.
First, I’m sure you have been told already, but you are a very engaging speaker; I really enjoy listening to your views on ed tech, values etc. I find your tone and style extremely helpful in explaining your points. Your link of how values connect to principles was not only relevant but eye-opening. I especially enjoyed how you presented “clarity” as an underlying value and how removing the details can give us the best picture. Thanks for sharing, and best of luck with the next part of our MALAT journey.
Thank you, Nicole! I got a lot of practice talking to blank screens while teaching via Zoom through COVID! 😄
Values have been a really hot topic in recent years, and it’s interesting to see it weaving through different conversations and different ways of bringing it to life.
In the scope of this assignment, I thought that laying out an arbitrary set of design principles without a specific audience, learning content, or delivery method wouldn’t really sit right with me.
Developing a set of design principles for e-learning seems like something I would want to do at the outset of a project, with all stakeholders involved and buying into the shared vision and principles. That’s why I thought defining core values was perhaps a more important thing to consider.