As we finish up LRNT524 Innovation, Design, and Learning Environments, it is time to think about the design principles that shape my learning. This course pushed me to develop principles that suit my work in an IT setting.
There needs to be more clarity between what employers think employees should learn and what employees find valuable. How training or learning is shared often varies from how people like to learn or access information. Challenges include not offering flexible formats like asynchronous or hybrid options and not considering diverse experience levels, abilities, locations, and individual learning needs.
Reflecting on my learning within this course and after the partnered Pecha Kucha Assignment, I considered a middle ground of learning principles that would work on blending what is vital for the learner and what the organization sees as priorities.
One of the articles I came across in my readings that helped me consider the design principles I think are relevant is ‘The Power of Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Learning’ by L. Dee Fink; the focus is on how designing courses thoughtfully can significantly boost how much students learn and how engaged they are in their studies.
Here is the relevant design principle that fosters a good learning environment that engages learners and supports their individual needs.
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By following these ideas, instructors can make courses that teach facts and help you get better at essential skills. This means you will be more interested and do better in your learning. As we wrap up LRNT524, it is clear that thinking about these principles can make learning more fun and valuable. This learning journey has shown me that these ideas will keep guiding how I learn in the future.
References
Brignell, B. (2021). Design Principles. Design Principles. https://principles.design/#what-are-design-principles
Cable, S. (2015, June 18). Design Principles – a guide. Cxpartners. https://www.cxpartners.co.uk/our-thinking/design-principles/
Fink, L. D. (2007). The Power of Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Learning. Peer Review, 9(1), 13–17. https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=3722e12f-1cd8-4154-b13a-35f5963f4213%40redis
Hsu, T.-C., Chen, W.-L., & Hwang, G.-J. (2020). Impacts of interactions between peer assessment and learning styles on students’ mobile learning achievements and motivations in vocational design certification courses. Interactive Learning Environments, 31(3), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2020.1833351
Kelly, S. (2020, August 7). Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – Arts & Letters Academic Technology Support. Michigan State University. https://edtech.cal.msu.edu/introduction-to-universal-design-for-learning-udl/