Co-construction of Learning Design
Lead by Stuart MacAlpine
Why you need to know this now
We are often encouraged to co-construct learning to share greater agency and ownership with learners. Doing this for the first time can feel overwhelming or impossible. However, using some simple design processes can become a reliable and simple way of building learning together. Stuart has used these techniques both in international schools, Hackathon, and refugee settings. He’ll take you through a simple reliable process to prioritise, select and sequence learning together. We’ll use a MIRO board to work together.
✓ Learn a process for co-constructing learning
✓ Learn to use visual tools to plan learning
✓ Learn how to move from learning goals to a sequence for learning
Stuart works for the LEGO Foundation in Billund Denmark as Director of the Playful Schools Initiative, and is director of Hesscairn Learning Design. At LEGO Stuart partners with organisations around the world to develop and promote programmes that promote learning through play and constructivist approaches for children.
A personal opportunity to build your competency to create lessons, units, and programmes that are powerful and congruent with your context…
Weekly asynchronous coursework and synchronous live webinars
Learning Design and Teaching for International Educators
November 13, 20, 27, 2021
1:00 - 4:00 PM (HKT)
Weekly Study: 2 hours Asynchronous study & reflection and one 3-hour live webinar
Certificate Course: 15 hours of professional learning hours
Planning and teaching programmes in international contexts is a complex art and science. It is learning design par excellence. We seek to find alignment between our schools’ beliefs and culture, our wider community’s values, the pragmatics of our departments and curriculum and our host community. The demands are significant, but so are the rewards and excitement. Too often we can ‘import’ what we already know in the hope that it works or no one notices (they always do). We have all seen the teacher or leader who continues just like ‘back home’ or ‘in my last school’ rather than fully embracing the challenge of co-creating learning which is powerfully aligned to school culture and community, effective and flexible enough to reach learners and helps our learners to flourish.
This course steps you through building awareness and exploring tools to help you build your competency to create lessons, units and programmes which are powerful and congruent with your context.
Target Audience
Educators working in an international context who are responsible for planning learning either as a curriculum lead, head of department or teacher