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  • Learning Design and sustainability: Reflections on the 2025 Advance HE Sustainability Symposium

    Learning Design and sustainability: Reflections on the 2025 Advance HE Sustainability Symposium

    Kathleen Calder SFHEA ~ Senior Learning Designer In March I joined a panel to present our poster ‘Learning design as a catalyst for embedding sustainability’ at the AdvanceHE Sustainability Symposium. The poster describes some of the structured approaches the Learning Design Sustainability Group has taken to support embedding sustainability in curriculum design through connecting with […]

    May 23, 2025
    Climate Change, Community of practice, Conferences, Distance learning, Learning design, Open educational resources (OER), Our practice, Reflection, Resources, Sustainability
  • Tip of the ICEBERG: Updated learning design principles for student retention

    Tip of the ICEBERG: Updated learning design principles for student retention

    Catriona Matthews, James Openshaw, and Jake Hilliard  ~ Learning Designers   When we think about student retention and the factors that can lead to students withdrawing from their studies, learning design is often just the tip of the iceberg. The decision to complete a course – or to withdraw or pause studies – is often […]

    April 2, 2025
    Distance learning, Frameworks, Learning design, Open educational resources (OER), Our practice, Partnerships, Remote learning, Resources
  • Exploring two frameworks from The Open University: Critical AI Literacy Skills and Responsible by Design

    Exploring two frameworks from The Open University: Critical AI Literacy Skills and Responsible by Design

    Dr Mirjam Hauck ~ Academic Co-Lead for AI in LT&A; Eleanor Moore and Mary Simper ~ Learning Designers   The Critical AI Literacy skills framework As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to make its impact felt in HE, influencing everything from the way we search online to how we learn and teach, it’s important that educators […]

    March 17, 2025
    Artificial Intelligence, Collaborative Working, Community of practice, Digital literacy, Ed Tech, Frameworks, Learning design, Skills, Technology Enhanced Learning
  • Study speed and workload: How do they intersect?

    Study speed and workload: How do they intersect?

    Paul Astles and Charlie Knowlson ~ Learning Designers   Imagine, for a moment, that you are standing in front of a pile of food the height of a giraffe. This pile is made up of all your favourite foods, neatly separated by sustainably sourced packaging. If you’re unsure why there is packaging, just consider this: […]

    February 3, 2025
    Curriculum Design Student Panel, Distance learning, Learning design, Our practice, Remote learning, Student Feedback
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