@mbrownz
@mbrownz
@NIDL_DCU
https://www.dcu.ie/nidl
1. Learner engagement
2. Designing for high quality
3. Educational transformation
The challenges of…
1.Learner engagement
7 Habits of Effective Online Learners
Brown, M.,
Hughes, H.,
Keppell, M.,
Hard, N., &
Smith L.
(2015). Stories
from students
in their first
semester of
distance
learning.
International
Review of
Research in
Open and
Distributed
Learning, 16
(4), 1-17.
The old
‘pump, pump, DUMP’
model of pedagogy
Learning by sharing
(Connectivist)
“Learning by listening”
(Instructionist)
Learning by doing
(Constructivist)
Learning by making
(Constructionist)
Pedagogical
Compass
Learning by sharing
(Connectivist)
“Teaching by telling”
(Instructionist)
Learning by doing
(Constructivist)
Learning by making
(Constructionist)
Pedagogical
Compass
ABC Learning Design Frameworkhttps://abc-ld.org
Promoting learner engagement is about
challenging traditional mindsets
2. Designing for high quality
Access
Quality
Cost
Iron
Triangle
‘You can’t just take something off
the shelf and expect it to work
just because it looks good’
(Belshaw, 2017)
Quality is NOT to Everyone’s Taste
MICRO
MACRO
MESO
NANO
Quality Culture
Culture eats
quality for
breakfast,
lunch and
dinner!Adapted from Drucker 2000
3. Educational transformation
Bolting or Reimagining?
Credit Bearing
Non Credit Bearing
Bundled Unbundled
Credential
Ecology
Macro-credentials
Formal Accredited
Degrees
Brown et. al., 2020
Credit Bearing
Non Credit Bearing
Bundled Unbundled
Credential
Ecology
Macro-credentials
Formal Accredited
Degrees
Micro-credentials
Formal & Semi Formal
Accredited & Stackable
Badges & Awards
Informal & Non-Formal
Non-Accredited
Short Courses
Non-Formal & Semi-Formal
Non-Stackable
Brown et. al., 2020
Further
Info
http://www4.dcu.ie/nidl
Go raibh maith
agaibh!
Thank you

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