Associate Professor, School of Education
Learning Experience Design: Development and Evaluation
What You'll Learn
- Develop assessments for learning
- Use media design strategies to create engaging course content
- Evaluate designs for learning
4 Modules
12 Hours
3 hrs per module (approx.)
Rating
About Learning Experience Design: Development and Evaluation
Development and Evaluation allows you to build on your knowledge of how people learn and use your understanding of learning design frameworks to bring your own learning designs to life! As you conceptualize assessment as a communication tool, you’ll consider the role of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. Look at different assessment formats and how learners can use them to show what they know. Using ideas from cognitive science and multimedia theories, explore how to create engaging and effective content for learners. Most importantly, you’ll think about evaluation approaches to understand the efficacy of your designs for learning, including formative, summative, and confirmative. This course includes an immersive activity to give you a taste of what it is like to independently meet with and consult for project stakeholders. At the conclusion of the course and the series, you’ll turn your attention again to cultivating your identity as a learning experience designer and consider how you can showcase your skills through a learning experience design professional portfolio.
For teachers in the state of Michigan: This series, "An Introduction to Learning Experience Design (LXD)," is approved in the state of Michigan for a maximum of 44.5 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) for teachers. The successful completion of all 3 courses in the series will be required to claim SCECHs.
Skills You'll Gain
- Content Creation
- Design Strategies
- Instructional Design
- Learning Experience Design
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion:
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Welcome Message
Welcome to Learning Experience Design: Development and Evaluation, the third course in the An Introduction to Learning Experience Design series. This course builds on previous topics and focuses on media design, assessment development, and evaluation frameworks. You will create engaging content, design effective assessments, and apply evaluation strategies, while gaining hands-on experience consulting with stakeholders to strengthen your learning design practice.
This abbreviated syllabus description was created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by staff. The full syllabus is available to those who enroll in the course.
Course Schedule
Module 1: Media Design for Learning
- Reading: Welcome to the Series
- Video: Welcome to Course Three
- Reading: Course Syllabus
- Reading: Help Us Learn More About You
- Reading: Make the Most of Your Course Experience
- Discussion Prompt: Community Introductions
- Reading: Introduction to Multimedia Design Principles
- Video: What is Multimedia Learning?
- Video: What is the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning?
- Reading: What is the Dual Channel Assumption?
- Reading: What do the Multimedia Design Principles Look Like in Practice?
- Discussion Prompt: Discuss Information Processing in Multimedia Learning
- Graded Assignment: Knowledge Check: Practice Opportunity
- Reading: Multimedia Design Principles in Practice
- App Item: Multimedia Design Principles Gallery
- Reading: Accessible Content Creation
- Video: How is Accessible Content Created?
- Reading: Accessibility Focused Guidelines and Resources
- Discussion Prompt: Create Accessible Content
- App Item: Gamut Workbook: Reflection Opportunity
- Graded: Knowledge Check: Graded Quiz
Module 2: Assessment of Learning
- Reading: Introduction to Assessment
- Video: What is the Purpose of Assessment?
- Reading: How Do We Measure Student Learning?
- Discussion Prompt: Assessment in Learning Experience Design
- Reading: Introduction to Assessment Types
- Video: Distinguishing Among Three Assessment Types
- Graded Assignment: Knowledge Check: Practice Opportunity
- Reading: Introduction to Assessment Formats
- Video: High Quality Assessments
- Video: Open Question Types
- Video: Closed Question Types
- Reading: Multiple Choice Questions
- Discussion Prompt: Assessment Design Considerations
- Graded Assignment: Knowledge Check: Practice Opportunity
- Reading: Introduction to Rubrics
- Video: Anatomy of a Rubric
- App Item: Gamut Workbook: Reflection Opportunity
- Graded: Knowledge Check: Graded Quiz
Module 3: Evaluation of Designs for Learning
- Reading: Introduction to Evaluation
- Video: What is the Role of Evaluation?
- Reading: Why, When, and How Do We Evaluate Designs for Learning?
- Discussion Prompt: Evaluation and the Learning Experience Designer
- Reading: Introduction to Evaluation Types
- Video: Formative Evaluation
- Video: Summative Evaluation
- Video: Confirmative Evaluation
- Graded Assignment: Knowledge Check: Practice Opportunity
- App Item: Gamut Workbook: Reflection Opportunity
- Reading: Introduction to Evaluation Frameworks and Rubrics
- Video: Why is it Important to Measure Quality?
- Reading: How Do We Measure Quality of Designs for Learning?
- Discussion Prompt: Quality and Evaluation
- Reading: Immersive Learning in this Course
- Reading: Preparation for the Design Meeting
- App Item: Interactive Experience: Evaluation to Support Design
- Video: Evaluation to Support Design (Video Option)
- Reading: Reflection on the Design Meeting
- Discussion Prompt: Share What You Learned
- Reading: Tell Us About Your Experience
- Graded: Knowledge Check: Graded Quiz
Module 4: Enter Into Professional Practice
- Reading: Explore Learning Experience Design Career Paths
- Reading: Introduction to Dr. Kiran Budhrani
- Video: Conversation with Dr. Kiran Budhrani
- Discussion Prompt: Identify Interesting Directions for LXD
- Reading: Guidelines for Your Learning Design Portfolio
- Discussion Prompt: Community Connections
- Reading: Course Conclusion
- Reading: Post-Course Survey
- Graded: Learning Design Portfolio
Grading Policy
To complete this course, learners must achieve a minimum of 80% on graded quizzes and 70% on the peer-graded portfolio. Quizzes in the first three modules are worth 60% of your final grade, and the learning design portfolio peer assessment is worth 40%.
Associate Professor of Education Practice
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Beginner Level
No prior experience required
