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Designing the Learning Journey

Create effective learning journeys that embed active learning experiences and are informed by evidence-based learning design.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Create learning journeys using evidence-based design and active learning

A clear learning journey enhances student engagement. This short course invites you to critique evidence-based principles of learning design to craft a meaningful learning journey for your own students. You’ll explore authentic cases of active learning and assessment methods and participate in online peer collaboration, both of which are designed to inform your approach to creating student-centred learning experiences.

What topics will you cover?

  • Constructive alignment
  • Learning outcomes
  • Introduction to assessment
  • Lesson planning
  • Active learning

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Apply the principle of constructive alignment to your practice
  • Explore the impact of assessment on learning
  • Create effective learning outcomes and lesson plans to support student learning
  • Appraise active learning approaches for your teaching

Who is the course for?

HE practitioners with diverse backgrounds, roles, responsibilities, experience and subject expertise who will be encouraged to discover and make connections between theories, their own practice and their students’ learning.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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