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ABC learning design explained#

ABC Learning Design is

a collaborative programme and module design method created at University College London (UCL) in 2015 and now used widely across the sector to help develop new programmes and review existing provision.

Explanatory video

  • Fast method for student-centered, activity based method
  • By the end get a consensus of what the course is about
  • Outcome is a storyboard and action list

Based on Laurillard's (2002) conversational theory - 6 learning types

Workshop schedule

  1. Course info, tweet and shape

    • Tweet the course
    • Course shape - graph with distribution of learning types
    • Storyboard of learning journey

    Discussion of different types of activities - stars etc to map assessment

  2. Course info, tweet and shape

    Revisit and compare

Online makes use of learning designer