Designing learning activities

Where do I start to design learning activities?

The learning designer needs to provide a range of challenging activities that will engage learners. Instead of using 'already prepared' activities, you might decide to design your own.

Using Bloom's Taxonomy to think about different kinds of activity

Building knowledge (under 'Recall and comprehension')

Building competence (under 'Building skills and performance for competence')

I need a template for designing an online learning activity

There's a good six-step plan in this document: Designing and delivering courses. Go to TRACE, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the icon in the bottom left-hand corner.

You can download the Effective practice planner - a template for planning a learning activity - from JISC.

What do I need to know when I design learning activities for Pasifika learners?

Check out the resources in the Nga Kiwai Kete: The elearning toolbox. This section of Kete 3 explores design considerations for Pasifika learners. Use the left-hand menu to access other pages.