Designing an elearning activity

Table of Contents

1. Designing an E-learning activity
2. Offline version
3. Blended learning and technology
4. What is Instructional Design?
5. Analysis
6. Learning outcomes
7. Learning taxonomies
8. Class room interaction
9. Assessment and constructive alignment
10. Computer aided assessment
11. Design
12. Evaluation
13. Summary

Learning outcomes

Well constructed learning outcomes are the keystone to effective learning and teaching. Get them right from the outset and you will give effective guidance to your learners.

Learning outcomes have three parts:

1. What the student will do that demonstrates learning
   
2. The context within which the student will demonstrate learning.
   
   You might state how much supervision will be required, how much information s/he will have, how slowly or quickly s/he must show the learning, and so on.
   
3. How will s/he have to demonstrate his/her learning?

Here is one example of a learning outcome with each of the three parts highlighted:

The student will be able to design and draft a company report using information provided in case study materials such that the final report is suitable for discussion at Board level.

 

1. what the student will do - design and draft a company report

2. in which context - using information provided in case study materials

3. how well s/he will do it - suitable for discussion at Board level. (Carroll, 2001)

 

• The above is excerpted from this excellent guide on writing learning outcomes, sourced form the British Columbia Institute of Technology website below:

http://www.bcit.ca/

• This excellent guide will assist you when using learning taxonomies & verbs to write learning outcomes.

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd/2_learntch/writing_learning_outcomes.html

• This small guide will help you to develop instructional strategies in conjunction with activities.

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/InstDsgnWorkshop/objectives.html