This document provides an outline for a two-day workshop on learning design, an approach to creating innovative learning activities. The workshop will introduce participants to the concept of learning design and its importance for today's learners. Participants will explore strategies for instructional design and tools like CompendiumLD that can help visualize the design process. Activities will have participants reflect on past predictions of technology's impact on education compared to reality and discuss how students' use of technology has changed in recent years.

1. Learning design
Workshop
an approach to creating new and innovative learning activities
Professor Gráinne Conole
University of Cyprus, Cyprus
7th-8th April 2008

2. Introductions Aspirations
What do you want to get out of the workshop?

3. Workshop outline
Today and tomorrow’s learners
What is Learning Design and why is it important?
Strategies for design
CompendiumLD: A tool for visualizing design
Exploring Learning Design resources and tools
Different ways of thinking about design

4. Activity 1
15 years ago...
How were technologies predicted to impact
on education?
What has happened which wasn’t predicted?
How do you think students’ use of technology
has changed in recent years?
What tools are students using to support their