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Learning Design
What we do
The Learning Design unit has been facilitating sound pedagogical design of eTeaching since its inception in January 2002. The learning design process values academic partnership and aims to maximise staff development opportunities during the development of educational experiences for our students.
Learning Design philosophy is one of sharing good eTeaching practice within a Framework of Re-usable Learning Designs that are focused on the current teaching priorities of the University of Wollongong. These currently include multi-location teaching, post-graduate coursework, and work integrated learning.
Click here for a 1 page PDF of the Framework of Re-usable Learning Designs.
Click here for our Unit plan, which cascades under the Strategic Plan for eTeaching.
How we do it
Learning Designers work with individuals and teams of academics, and in partnership with Academic Services Division staff to develop new and revised eTeaching tasks, assessments and resources at a subject, course or program level.
Learning Design staff are allocated to projects based on their expertise regarding discipline, pedagogy or technology. See the table below for more information about our Learning Designers.
Call us on X3683 to make an appointment, or for any general enquiries.
Learning Design Unit
| Discipline | Strengths - Pedagogy & Technology | |
| Chris Brewer eTeaching Support Rep Health and Behavioural Sciences & Grad School Medicine (Ext 5089) |
Information Science Health Science Engineering |
Graduate qualities support Postgraduate + block teaching Multi Location Teaching - International Case based and Problem Based Learning (PBL) Academic Integrity Audio/Visual -> Learning Management System (LMS) Animation/Simulation Quizzes |
| David MacDonald eTeaching Support Rep Engineering & Informatics (Ext 4788) |
Education Informatics Engineering |
Role-based Learning Multi Location Teaching Web 2.0 Animation Slowmation Mac Applications |
| Wendy Meyers eTeaching Support Rep Arts & Education (Ext 3965) |
Education Arts |
Multi Location Teaching Problem based learning Collaborative Learning, Role-based learning Games based learning Adult learning Web 2.0 Learning objects Virtual Worlds Social Networking Video-conferencing |
| Sandra Humphrey eTeaching Support Rep Commerce & Grad School of Business (Ext 5325) |
Commerce | Evaluating Learning Designs Collaborative learning Graduate qualities Integrating academic integrity Design based research Audio, eduStream -> LMS LMS Emerging Technologies Respondus Web 2.0 |
| Lesley Knapp eTeaching Support Rep Creative Arts & Law (Ext 4799) |
Creative industries Law |
Lecture support Diagramming Graduate qualities Collaborative learning - LMS Audio, eduStream - LMS Multimedia in learning Quizzes Animation |
| Sarah Lambert Manager eLearning Strategic Directions (Ext 5248) |
Creative Industries Management |
Collaborative learning, Role-based learning Prelabs Curriculum redesign and assessment of eLearning Postgraduate ePortfolio Blogs/wikis |
Evaluating and Sharing our work
Learning Designers are committed to evaluating and sharing our work, both informally (staff consultation, staff development, inputting cases into the CEDIR Sharing Good Practice in Technology and Teaching searchable database) and formally via publication in peer-reviewed journals, books and conferences. Learning Designers are part of a community of practitioners who value the Scholarship of eTeaching – it’s an important part of our profession.
Here are a few of our recent publications.
- Sarah Lambert Research Online Publications
- Chris Brewer Research Online Publications
- Wendy Meyers Research Online Publications
- David MacDonald Research Online Publications
What do our clients say?
Click on the list of recent projects below for pictures and comments from the academic client.
Developing a CD-Rom and WebCT site for the first time, to allow students to study at a distance.
Discipline: Educational Leadership
Developing a series of online tutorials for a range of linked, discrete topics.
Discipline: Programming for Engineers
Developing an online tutorial and quiz, linked to revised assessment and series of tutorial activity worksheets.
Discipline: Information Systems
Developing online resources to support creative collaboration.
Discipline: Graphic Design
Developing a series of online revision exercises and animations.
Discipline: Coastal Ecology, Geography
Help Desk Numbers
Audiovisual: Ext. 3002
eLearning Space: Ext. 3683
Surveys: Ext. 3140