EDF3405 · Evaluation and research in learning design and technology

Overview

Learning designers need to be able to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of a learning design, as well as the usefulness and efficiency of the design process and project delivery. Throughout the design cycle, experienced designers constantly evaluate the quality of their design, as well as considering whether the design method they have adopted is the most suitable, whether the design itself needs to be modified, and whether the project is running to plan. In this unit, you will learn about evaluation models and methods that you can implement in your own work. You will explore case studies and have hands-on experience in designing and analysing qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools. This includes options such as student and educator feedback surveys through to the complexity of learning analytics. You will revisit a number of design methods and explore how they can support the evaluation of the design process, both during and after the completion of the project. Evaluation should lead to improvement. In this unit you will explore methods to generate alternative solutions and processes, including design thinking, stakeholder co-design and rapid prototyping. You will also further develop your skills in identifying and interpreting empirical research in the field which can inform future designs.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. explain a variety of evaluation models and approaches
2. apply appropriate methods, including data collection, to support the evaluation of a learning design, design process, or project delivery
3. appropriately select and analyse evaluation data
4. evaluate a learning design and generate recommendations for future improvement justified through the effective analysis of data and with reference to best practice literature
5. interpret the validity of empirical research and industry shared practices in reference to justifying recommended actions

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.