Overview of learning design and instructional design models

7. Comparisons of models and tools for implementing learning design

Comparison of ABC and BDP Learning Design Models and Tools

An individual research task: compare the OULDI and ABC models and learning design according to the criteria in Table 2.

Table 4. Comparison of ABC and BDP models according to the criteria

Element

ABC Learning Design

BDP Model and Tool

Theoretical foundation

Theoretical foundation in scientific articles.

Theoretical foundation in scientific articles.

Online tool

No online tool supports the complete model.

Fully functional online tool available.

Collaboration

Through Miro, Google Slides, etc.

Built into the tool (learning-design.eu).

Activity visualization

Cards (offline or digital).

Interactive network and graphs in the online tool.

Alignment with learning outcomes

Implicit.

Clearly aligns learning outcomes, activities, and assessment.

Weights of learning outcomes

Not included.

A system of weights (%) is available.

Collection of examples

An extensive collection of design examples exists.

A smaller number of examples is available in the tool.

Report generation

No systematic report generation.

Automatic PDF/Excel reports and Moodle export.

Tradition

Long-standing tradition.

The model is relatively new, but widely adopted.

Accessibility

Background Colour Background Colour

Font Face Font Face

Font Size Font Size

1

Text Colour Text Colour

Font Kerning Font Kerning

Image Visibility Image Visibility

Letter Spacing Letter Spacing

0

Line Height Line Height

1.2

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