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>> Learning design is process which helps us to bring together The Australian Curriculum
and the Teaching for Effective Learning Framework –The TfEL. We know that our students come
to us with prior knowledge, interests and understandings. Learning Design helps us to
think about how we can build on this to engage and stretch our learners. This process is
made up of six key ideas for us to consider. These are posed as key questions to guide
and support our thinking as we design learning for our students.
>> The six key ideas of learning design are: >> What is the intended learning and why is
it important? >> What do our learners bring?
>> What could the intended learning look like at this level?
>> What evidence will enable us to assess the intended learning?
>> How will we engage, challenge and support their learning?
>> Design the teaching and learning plan. >> We know Learning Design isn't a linear
process but we found it useful to go through each idea one at a time so we could understand
how they all fit together. >> Teacher: "It's very useful to be able to
work with other teachers so we can reflect and bounce off ideas – come up with a shared
understanding of what we hope to achieve. We're trying to look at history through a
detective's eyes; trying to look for evidence, be a bit more critical and get a deeper understanding."
>> Pupil 1: "I heard the Onkaparinga River is the women’s river. I wonder why?"
>> Pupil 2: "This is a job for us! We can help. Let’s find out the answer!"
>> Pupil 2: "Hey Shell what you up to?" >> Pupil 1: "I found out why they call it
the women’s river. I found out that they used to teach the girls at the river mouth."
>> Pupil 2: "Oh really – what sort of lessons were they teaching?"
>> Pupil 1: "Just about life and how to be a woman!"
>> Pupil 3: "I feel successful in this topic because I’ve learnt how to film and I’ve
learnt more about history and about this local area so I got three things out of this one
topic."