CompendiumLD is a tool for visualizing the process and products of learning design. It provides a design environment for creating learning designs using stencils, nodes, and layouts to support the design process. Designs can be evaluated both quantitatively and qualitatively by gathering resources, tools, and data. Completed designs can then be assembled, run, and shared either as editable data or exported as HTML. Future development ideas include improved sharing and editing of designs across different platforms and formats.

1. CompendiumLD - a tool for visualising the process and products of learning design
A. Brasher, G. Conole, S. Cross, P.Clark
Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University
Open University Learning Design Initiative http://ouldi.open.ac.uk/
Current features Design environment Sharing designs
Snapshot from a design Share editable data, or export
process ReVision an HTML version
Stencils Evaluate
Informed by
discussions
Nodes and layouts to support and/or data Gather
Quantitative &
the design process qualitative data
Resources,
tools etc.
Learning activity ,
Learner output
Learning outcome Assemble
Resource Run Task descriptions,
resources, tools
Role used to show student, tutor or other roles etc.
Stop
Task
Tool
Help for the designer
Activity timing Pop-up help about tools and
tasks and a customised search
Tools to help estimate
student and tutor effort
Ideas for Future development
Sharing and editing designs
SVG?
Design XHTML +
Edit, submit CompendiumLD XML server Browse, comment
XHT
ML
download Help
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