EdTech: Designing learning to improve outcomes
Effective blended learning calls for all aspects of the design to be seen as parts of an integrated whole, all equally important in ensuring the best possible learner outcomes. Learning activities and experience, resources, online content, support, guidance and teacher oversight, assessment and feedback should be designed and implemented together to maximise effective learning.
Aim
How to design learning with a view to improving outcomes.
Objective
After completing this module you will be able to: - design learning with a view to improving learner experience and outcomes - apply pedagogically sound principles and understanding to create more effective blended learning activities
Digital Teaching Professional Framework
This module covers the EdTech component - A2 : Designing and adapting activities
- Adapt and edit existing digital resources, where permitted.
- Combine and mix existing digital resources or parts of them, where permitted.
- Create new digital educational resources.
- Jointly create with others digital educational resources.
- Consider the specific learning objective, context, teaching approach, and learner group, when adapting or creating digital learning resources.
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