Designing for Agile and Pedagogically Appropriate Adaptations in Diverse Learning Contexts

Abstract

Teachers care about the pedagogical integrity of their course designs. Decisions on whether and how technology should be used are generally made on the basis of appropriateness regarding the content goals and pedagogy used. However, due to the pandemic, teachers are faced with the challenge of customizing their course/unit designs at short notice due to the different severity levels of social distancing to cater for diverse student needs and contexts. Teachers are also frequently required to teach the same course via different modalities to cater to different learner needs. In this meetup, I will share with participants a multilevel pedagogical framework that helps us to identify the different levels of pedagogy that underpin our course design decisions so that we can more easily identify the specific aspects of customization that need to be catered while retaining the course design integrity. I will also introduce a technology tool—the Learning Design Studio—that can help learning designers in the process of analysis and customization.