The document provides information for delegates attending the ASLD 2011 workshop on the art and science of learning design. It outlines details of registration, preparation expectations, software demonstrations planned for day two, potential publication opportunities, and the agenda for the two-day workshop to be held at the London Knowledge Lab in October 2011.

1. ASLD 2011: The Art and Science of Learning Design
Information for Delegates
Registration
Registration for the workshop is required and is managed at EventBrite, and you will be
receiving an invitation by email from EventBrite. You will need to register for a ticket to the
workshop and if you desire, for the dinner on the first night. Note that the ticket for the dinner is
listed as “free”, but delegates will be responsible for their costs at the dinner event. Registration
allows us to plan for catering at the venue. If you have any special dietary requirements, do let
us know. The registration deadline is: October 7.
Preparation
Active participation will be essential to deriving the most benefit from the workshop activities.
We will be posting all of the workshop contributions on Cloudworks for review (http://
cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2349). The papers will be streamed into 3 strands, with 4-
5 in each. Your contribution will be organised into the relevant “cloud” within the ASLD 2011
Cloudscape. We expect delegates to review the papers in their session and provide
comments by 10 October. We recommend that delegates block out sufficient time to review
them in the next couple of weeks.
Several delegates are providing Learning Design software for the activities on Day 2. If you are
doing so, please provide the chairs with installation instructions and a copy of the software, or if
it is online, a link to the software and a guest account we can use. Please provide the necessary
details and software by October 7. If you will need a laptop to demo your system, please let us
know.
Delegates who are not providing software will have the opportunity to use the tools to work with
them to implement a design. To support this, we request that each of you who are not providing
software will bring some materials/lesson plans/other resources so that you will be able to make
a credible attempt to use the tools, without having to “fabricate” a learning design on the spot. If
possible, we suggest that you post this material to Cloudworks in advance, which may give the
presenters of software an idea of what you are planning to do.
Publications
We are currently negotiating publication of papers in a special issue of Research in Learning
Technologies (formerly ALT_J) or Instructional Science. In addition to print, this includes an
online access component, which would allow for inclusion of multimedia content. We have
also received an expression of interest from the editors of the Sense TEL series for an edited
book. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an expanded abstract to be included
in a formal proposal, which would then be subject to approval by the Sense TEL editors. We
would like to encourage participants to publish their contributions as open access materials
and recommend that you post your papers in the telearn archive (http://www.telearn.org/) or on
SlideShare. If you do so, please send us a link and we will include it in the workshop site.
Venue and Particulars
The workshop will begin promptly at 1pm on 13 October and will end at 14:00 on 14 October.
It is important that you arrive on time, because we intent to keep very closely to the schedule

2. (below). The workshop is to be held at the London knowledge Lab. A map, travel information,
and accommodation details are available on the practical information page of the workshop
website. (http://www.ld-grid.org/workshops/ASLD11/info)
Workshop Agenda
Day one
13:00 Arrival (Tea and Coffee served)
13:20 Welcome Keynote (Prof Richard Noss) and Plenary. Conference co-chairs will give an
overview and explain how the workshop works.
14:00 Group Work along three subject strands. Delegates will join the group related to the
strand in which their paper was submitted:
○ Practices & Methods
○ Theoretical Frameworks + Representations
○ Tools & Resources
○ Delegates submitting software can select a strand to join. The activities will consist
of paper presentations, collaborative concept mapping, and production of a short
presentation.
15:30 Tea & Coffee Break
16:00 Plenary: Each stand presents their work and takes quick questions.
16:30 Group Work: Delegates regroup into different subject strands to map issues, raise
questions and identify directions for further work. Groups produce a presentation on their
work.
17:30 Closing Plenary
18:00 End of day
19:30 Dinner
Day two
09:00 Arrival (Tea and Coffee served)
09:15 Plenary
09:30 Group Work - demos of the software tools will be available for each group to work with.
(Each delegate submitting software will assist others in using it.) Using a template
(provided), each participant will produce a brief review of the tool, the process, and how
it reflects on the issues from Day 1.
11:30 Plenary Discussion: emerging themes, outputs, reflections, and ways forward
12:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30 Discussion of future plans, publications, and goodbyes
14:00 End of Workshop
For STELLAR Theme Team Delegates
15:00 Planning meeting for STELLAR Learning Design Grid Theme Team only (agenda
provided separately)
17:00 End of meeting