Learning Design Framework

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Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains suggests that there are three separate types of learning domains - 

• Cognitive - (knowledge) mental skills
• Affective - (Attitude) growth in feelings or emotional areas and
• Psychomotor - (Skills) manual or physical skills.

Each of these domains further subdivide into further hierarchical categories which show the simplest behaviour at the bottom working up to the most complex at the top.  In order for a learner to progress from the lower levels to the higher levels, they must progress through the steps.

          

 

Engagement Theory

The main idea with engagement theory is that the students will engage meaningfully in learning if the activities involve interactions with others (group work), the activities or tasks are worthwhile (authentic, have a use outside of the classroom) and include a technology component.

There are three components to this theory -

• Relate - this component requires team efforts that involve the skills of effective communication, planning, management and social skills.
• Create - this component requires learning to be creative and purposeful.
• Donate - this component emphasises the need to make the learning valuable and useful.

This theory also requires collaboration to occur so that information can be shared and assessed.

My current learning design framework

The task of creating your own learning design framework so early in the process of learning about learning is an interesting idea.  This allows you to put together some of the pieces of the puzzle and start to recognise how they all fit together. 

•  Firstly, you need to assess your learners for their learning styles, strengths of character (multiple intelligences), current knowledge, skills and abilities, group dynamics, limitations and special needs. 
•  You need to know where they have been, where they are now and where they need to get to (curriculum/content of learning).
• You need to know your resources and your ability to effectively use and acquire these (materials, technology, human).
• You need to know how to teach and scaffold the learning so that the learners effectively engage and learn (pedagogy).
• You need a teaching toolbox of skills, ideas and activities to cover changes in routines, unavailability of resources, behaviour management issues, non-compliance with school policies and catch up for students who have been absent during crucial learning stages.
• You need to be creative, flexible and participating in continual professional learning.

At this point, I hope this design will be a good place to start and I am sure that as my knowledge, skills and abilities grow, so will my learning design framework.