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Linda MacDonald, Learning Designer and Team Lead at The University of Queensland

Linda MacDonald


Learning Designer and Team Lead
The University of Queensland

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Conference Day One: Tuesday, 06th August 2019

Tuesday, August 6th, 2019

1:40 PM The University of Queensland’s Blended Learning Project: Redesigning Large Courses to Improve Student Engagement and Student Outcomes

UQ’s has a team of 7 learning designers working to blend many of UQ’s largest courses as part of their student strategy. The redesign timeframe is over a period of 6 months. They have developed systems to support the LDs to do this work building on processes evolved from several years of MOOC work. Lessons learnt from that work have been adapted to designing and developing a blended course. Additionally they are introducing the Agile methodology and sprints to the development process.

Linda will talk about:
  • Designing and developing a blended course and measures put in place to ensure these courses meet good practice (Higher Education Learning Framework and the UQ2U Guidelines)
  • Creating trust between the teams and taking the time to prepare academics for change
  • Utilising evaluation data and data analytics to inform the design for both the redeveloped course and any future runs, and later to guide the academic during course delivery

3:30 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: What is the Influence of Technology on Learning Design?

The influx of new technology and tools has forced higher education faculty members to examine their pedagogy, how they engage students, and how they use technology to teach. These new ways are changing the way society learns, interacts, communicates, and does business and as such, learning design is crucial is adapting to this. Panelists will discuss:

  • How to best utilize technologies and tools to enhance and reinforce knowledge and skills to reach student outcomes
  • Engaging in meaningful learning experiences through integration of technology which compliments other active, constructive and authentic learning
  • Empowering staff to take advantage of the benefits of technology to relate and apply to learner needs