Singapore University of Social Sciences

Design of learning is often limited to ‘instructional’ design or curriculum, referring to formal, structured courses, usually delivered in educational settings. ‘Design of learning’ is a term which provides opportunity to innovate beyond educational settings to a range of different settings in which adults live and work. Keeping in mind that different instructional, curriculum, and learning design approaches, and their different teaching and learning strategies reflect particular learning theories, learners will consider the benefits and limitations of these varied strategies, approaches, principles and models. Drawing on their own experience and empirically-based case studies, they will examine the different theoretical and practical approaches to design and facilitation of learning and assessment, and be encouraged and supported to try approaches and techniques new to them. They will also facilitate sessions, of learning in a setting(s) of their choosing. This course will model innovative teaching and learning design and facilitation. Using a dialogical inquiry approach, feedback from peers will contribute to identification and naming (with reference to theory) of the assumptions and theoretical approaches they are using.