Learning Design and Instructional Design: Similarities and Differences

Self-assessment questions:

1. How does learning design differ from instructional design according to Conole (2013) and Laurillard (2012)?
2. What is the key difference in focus between learning design and instructional design?
   a) methods of content delivery
   b) learning activities and interaction
   c) teacher evaluation
   d) organization of the teaching space
3. What are the main phases of the ADDIE model, and what is the purpose of each?
4. What does Gagné’s model of nine steps represent, and in which contexts is it most appropriately applied?
5. In what ways do the ABC Learning Design, OULDI, and BDP models differ from one another?
6. How does the Balanced Design Planning (BDP) model enable verification of constructive alignment?

Reflection prompts:

1. Which approach - learning design or instructional design - aligns better with your current way of planning a course? Why?
2. How do you take student workload into account when planning teaching (time, effort, cognitive load)?
3. How might you use digital tools (e.g., learning-design.eu) for visualizing or collaboratively planning course design?
4. How would applying constructive alignment change your approach to student assessment?
5. Which idea from this material most strongly encouraged you to reflect on your own teaching practice, and why?