Presentation about challenges and perspectives on a learning design methodology used in continuing education for facilitating teachers in digital mediated learning design.

1. Bringideastolife
VIAUniversityCollege
A learningdesign
methodology
for deliveringshort learningprogrammesin
furtherandcontinuingeducation
26. oktober 2017LillianBuus (libu@via.dk) andMarianne Georgsen(mage@via.dk)
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2. Context
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– 18.500 students (2.500
international students)
– 42 programmes(17 inEnglish)
– 20.000 participantsin the
School of Continuing Education
– 2.100 faculty and staff
– 20+ Research and Development
centres and programs
– 8 campussesacross the Central
Denmark Region

3. Researchcontext
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– Projects developingdigital learning designs 
designs for short learning programs
– Learningdesign workshops
– approx.60 teachershave been participating
– Participantsin the learningdesign processes:
– Learningdesigner (pedagogicaland technological)
– Learning technologist(producer oflearning material
– learningobjects)
– Teachersand teaching-coordinators

4. Challenges
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How to involve and facilitate teachers with no or
limited experience of educational use of technology
in designing for learning?
Gap inthe
qualifications but
shouldteachers hold
expertiseindigital
production?
Adoptionof thenew
roleas teacher
onlinefacilitatoras
partofthe teaching
identity
Technological
dimension
combinedwithcontent
and pedagogical
dimensions

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[Source:Buus,2015]

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Developed a workshop methodology
inspired by the Collaborative
E-learning Design method (CoED)
[Source:Georgsen &Nyvang,2007]

7. Workshopmethodology
Phase 1
• Idea and development of the learning design
• What should be designed for?
Phase 2
• Describing learning activities
• Who (roles), How (study methods), Where (arena), and What (learning
objectives), and Why (learning goals)
Phase 3
• Production and design
• Produce digital materials and design the learning environment
Phase 4
• Implementation of design
• Testing, evaluating and adjusting
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[Source:Georgsen,internalreport]

8. Vision
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Organisational
didatic
framework
Establishinga professionalframeworkaround
the designwork allowingall participantsto
contributewiththeir particularexpertise
[Source:Christensenetal.,2014]

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Describethe resourcesneeded to beprioritisedinorderto
realisea strategywithinblendedand onlinelearning
Clarifythelink betweenthe prioritiesinthe organisation
Describethe frameworkthat the organisationand its
management need to makefordevelopmenttakeplace
[Source:Christensenetal.,2014]

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Howmustthe didactic
designlookliketo achieve
the strategicgoals?
Whatarethe prerequisites
to provideblendedand
onlinelearning?
Why do weneed blendedand onlinelearning?
Whatkindof educationalchallengesis itthe answerto?
Whatis theneed fora changedpedagogicalconcept?
[Source:Christensenetal.,2014]

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Establishingprofessional
learningcommunities(PLCs)
Learningdesignworkshops
Establishmentofa unit
forLearning Design
Still inthe processof
decidingon new
educationalconcepts
[Source:Christensenetal.,2014]

12. Ourconclusion
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Concept of professional learningcommunities (PLC)s or
communities of practice(COPs) can be a way to facilitate
teachersdesign for learningand ways to developan
organisationalframeworkfor design work and collaborative
experiments
Cultural change
[Source:Christensenetal.,2014]

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Contacts:
MarianneGeorgsen–mage@via.dk
HeadofResearchCentreonLearningandDigitalTechnologies,VIAUniversityCollege,
Denmark
LillianBuus–libu@via.dk
LearningdesigneratSchoolofContinuingEducation,VIAUniversityCollege,Denmark
Thankyou for your attention
Any questions?

14. References
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– Buus, Lillian (2015)“The Learning Potentialsand Challenges When
Integrating Web2.0 in aProblem-Based Learning Approach.” Aalborg
University.
http://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/229504270/PHD_Lillian_Buus_E_pdf.pdf
– Christensen, Ove,Rene B. Christiansen, KarstenGynther,Niels Henrik Helms,
and DitteSchlüntz (2014):“Kan vi lære af de andre? - udenlandske erfaringer
med e-læringog blended learning i erhvervsuddannelser og
læreruddannelser for erhvervsskolelærere.”
http://ucsj.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/FU/Publikationer/Kan_vi_laere_af_de_
andre.pdf
– Georgsen, Marianne (not submitted): “Udvikling af onlinelæring ogblended
learning i EVU.”Internalreport,VIA UniversityCollege.
– Georgsen, Marianne, and Tom Nyvang (2007):“Collaborative E-Learning
Design Method(CoED).”E-Learning Lab Publication Series.E-Learning Lab,
Aalborg University.