The slides that I have used for my Day 3 presentation at King Saud Univerisity on the 11th of Sept 2013.

1. Dr Palitha Edirisingha
Institute of Learning
Innovation
University of Leicester, UK
College of Education
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
11 Sept 2013

2. From an ‘idea’ to delivering
Proposal
Management
Delivery
Students and
teachers

3. Developing a new Masters level programme: a 7-step process
Initial
concept
Early
decisions
Outline
Business
Plan /
Academic
Rationale
Approval
Process
(FSPDC)
Further
Market
Testing
Advertising
and
Applications
Final
Approval
(PDC)

4. MSc Learning Innovation
Distance Learning (2 years)
Campus-Based (1 year)

5. Programme characteristics
Full-time
(from Oct 2014)
Distance, Part-time
(from Feb 2014)
Campus-based Distance
Full-time Part-time
One year Two years
Two modules (courses) per Term One module per Term
35 – 40 learning hours a week 14+ learning hours a week
180 credits 180 credits
1,350 learning hours 1,350 learning hours
Home/EU: £5,010
International: £11,965
Home/EU: £6,260
International: £8,160

6. Module 1:
Technology
Enhanced
Learning
(30 credits)
Module 2:
Learning Design
for the 21st
Century
(30 credits) Module 3:
Research Design
and Methods
(30 credits)
Module 4:
Learning
Innovation Case
Studies
(30 credits)
Module 5:
Dissertation
Research Project
(60 credits)
MSc LI DL programme – Modules

7. Module 1:
Technology
Enhanced
Learning
(30 credits)
Module 2:
Learning Design
for the 21st
Century
(30 credits)
Module 3:
Research Design
and Methods
(30 credits)
Module 4:
Learning
Innovation Case
Studies
(30 credits)
Module 5: Dissertation Research
Project
(60 credits)
CERTIFICATE in Learning Innovation
(Modules 1 and 2 = 60 credits)
DIPLOMA in Learning Innovation (Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4 = 120 credits)
MSc in Learning Innovation (all 5 modules)
MSc LI DL programme structure
Feb 2014 –
May 2014
Oct 2014 –
Jan 2015
Jun 2014 –
Sept 2014 Jun 2015 – Jan 2015
Feb 2014 –
May 2014

8. Module 1: Technology
Enhanced Learning
(30 credits)
Module 2: Learning
Design for the 21st
Century
(30 credits)
Module 3: Research
Design and Methods
(30 credits)
Module 4: Case Studies
of Learning Innovation
(30 credits)
Module 5: Dissertation
Research Project
(60 credits)
Oct – Dec 2014 Jan – Apr 2015 May – Sept 2015
CERTIFICATE in Learning Innovation
(Modules 1 and 2 = 60 credits)
DIPLOMA in Learning Innovation (Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4 = 120 credits)
MSc in Learning Innovation (all 5 modules)
MSc in Learning Innovation – structure of the full-time programme

9. Course aims
Intended learning
outcomes
Topics Learners’ personal goals
and needs
Actual
learning
outcomes
Learning activitiesTeaching activities
and assessment
The principal contextual factors influencing the design of teaching and learning (Laurillard, 2012, p. 65)
TEACHERS LEARNERS

10. Credits
Qualification
Requirements
Pre-requisites
Motivation
Approaches
Course aims
Intended learning
outcomes
Topics
Logistics
Motivations
Expectations
Knowledge
Skills
Learners’ personal goals
and needs
Actual
learning
outcomes
Learning activitiesTeaching activities
and assessment
The principal contextual factors influencing the design of teaching and learning (Laurillard, 2012, p. 65)
TEACHERS LEARNERS

11. Designing for learning
Learning
outcomes
Learning
and
teaching
Assessment
Bigg’s (2003) Constructive Alignment
Learning

12. Considerations in design a module for
distance learning
225 learning hours
14 weeks
14 hours per week
30 credits, and
allowing for:
- catch-up time
- synchronous activities

13. Considerations in developing module
specifications
Matching:
- Learning outcomes
- Assessments
- Activities, and
- Content / topics to be learned

14. Module: Research Design and Methods
Learning
outcomes
Teaching/learning
methods
Student workload
Assessment

15. Module: Research Design and Methods
Learning
outcomes
Teaching/learning
methods
Student workload
Assessment
(= 6,000 words)
(= 225 hours)

16. Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, successful participants will be able
to:
1. develop researchable research questions
2. critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of a range
of research designs, methodologies and methods applicable to
learning innovations research
3. evaluate the use of key data gathering and analysis methods
4. develop a suitable research proposal in the field of learning
innovation to be carried out as part of their dissertation
research project module.

17. Assessment components
1. A 'digital poster' (or equivalent artefact) with a 'narrative'
illustrating choices made on research design, methodology
and methods for a chosen research project in the field of
learning innovation.
2. A research proposal on the study of a chosen topic of a
learning innovation initiative

18. Teaching/learning methods
 Designed according to the 7C approach to learning design
 Well-designed learning activities using both synchronous and
asynchronous, to be carried out online (e.g.., discussion boards and
wikis on Blackboard, blogs) that are moderated by tutors and peers
 Recorded teaching material by the course team (videos, podcasts,
narrated slides and lecture notes)
 Podcasts produced by international experts
 Open Educational Resources (OERs) videos on YouTube, lectures on
iTunesU
 Social networking tools (e.g., Cloudworks) for learners to share and
discuss their learning artefacts
 Tutorials with the personal tutor for the duration of the module

19. Developing content and learning activities: The 7Cs of
Learning Design
Conceptualise
Vision
CommunicateCapture ConsiderCollaborate
Activities
Combine
Synthesis
Consolidate
Implementation
http://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/beyond-distance-research-alliance/7Cs-toolkit

20. Thank you.
pe27@le.ac.uk