OFFERED BY Curio Academy
In this facilitated course, you will learn how learning designers think, how they design activities and create courses that keep students at the centre of the design and amplify the learning experience. In this course you will learn from Curio’s industry-leading team with weekly webinars, including detailed, interactive activities to help you understand the role of a Learning Designer, how a Learning Designer fits within a learning ecosystem, what theories and ideas drive great learning and how to create exceptional learning yourself. The learning activities for this course are designed to replicate real-world tasks you will be asked to complete as learning designers.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be accredited by Curio in Learning Design with a badge. As an industry leader with over 10,000 hours of online learning every year, delivered by our qualified experts, trained in the delivery of engaging, contemporary learning experiences, our Curio team is proud to present this course for a wider audience.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Employ design thinking practices
- Create course narratives
- Undertake backwards design
- Design active student learning activities
- Complete a coursemap; and
- Apply learning material to suit a learner’s context
What topics will be covered?
- The mindset, skills, practices and day-to-day requirements of learning design
- Historical and contemporary approaches to pedagogy and learning science
- Translated activities that get you to try new techniques and approaches to designing your own online experiences
- Navigating online assessment design, task designing, and harnessing learner motivation, attention and creativity
Participants will be assessed through a variety of formative assessment tasks. Rich and engaging assessment strategies include:
- Weekly activities
- Forums and community-of-practice sharing
- Reflection and portfolio
Siri Sawatdeenarunat is an experienced educator with a passion for curriculum design and innovative learning experiences. She has over 10 years of experience in teaching and designing courses. Siri is known for the quality of her learning designs and excellence in teaching. Her teaching philosophy is to help learners “learn how to learn”. She believes that effective learning designs can help learners succeed in their future studies and in life. Prior to joining Curio, Siri worked as a Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Science Communication at the National University of Singapore and taught ESL/EFL courses at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Since joining Curio as a Learning Designer, Siri has been actively developing online courses for a range of programs including Open University Australia, graduate certificates and master’s degrees.
Josh Valerie is an online learning expert located in Perth who has overseen large scale digital transformations for educational institutions across K-12 and tertiary education. In both the public and private sector Josh has established and overseen digital learning teams spanning ecosystem design, learning design, multimedia development, course delivery and quality assurance. In his most recent work in learning design innovation has formed the basis of the new Master of Business Administration launched by Navitas’ newly branded Australian College of Applied Professions, and the relaunch of SAE Institute’s Master of Creative Industries. As part of the Curio team, Josh is responsible for delivering direction and overall success for key learning design projects.
Shannon boasts 17 years as a primary school teacher and 4 years as a learning designer. Her career trajectory spans esteemed institutions in the UK and New Zealand where she fostered student creativity through engaging projects and prioritised building inclusive classroom environments. Shannon's transition into learning design saw her collaborate with renowned organisations to create captivating learning experiences. Currently a Learning Designer at Curio Group, she leverages her expertise to create dynamic environments that foster curiosity and critical thinking. Alongside her role, Shannon also teaches conversational English remotely, reflecting her commitment to cross-cultural communication. With a Bachelor of Education from Auckland University and TEFL certification, Shannon's approach centers on inclusive, learner-centered education. She believes in the transformative power of learning to enrich lives and communities. Shannon's multifaceted journey embodies creativity, collaboration, and compassion, making her a trusted mentor and guide in the evolving landscape of education.
Online
4 weeks
World class teaching and learning thinking, delivered monthly.