Designing Learning Innovation
Designing Learning Innovation
Course description
Where to start to innovate your teaching? But before that, what does it mean to innovate in the classroom? Designing Learning Innovation aims to put the designing culture at the service of learning innovation, supporting those who do not have a specific pedagogical background and those who wish to learn the basic tools of a good teaching design then to continue exploring the frontiers of innovation.
A set of logical and methodological tools to innovate teaching, finding the most suitable approaches with one’s own vision of the teaching-learning experience.
Total workload of the course: 30 hours
This MOOC is provided by Politecnico di Milano.
The MOOC is realized in a strongly integrated way with the book “Designing Learning Innovation” (2021) by Susanna Sancassani with Federica Brambilla, Daniela Casiraghi, Paolo Marenghi, Milan, Pearson. All the images from the book are published under the license CC BY 4.0 IT.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By actively participating in this MOOC, you will achieve different intended learning outcomes (ILOs).
- Use basic theoretical-methodological tools (such as Constructive Alignment and the Learning Innovation Network) to enhance teaching coherence between learning objectives, assessment methods and learning experiences
ESCO: instructional design models ESCO: learning needs analysis ESCO: use learning strategies ESCO: pedagogy - Evaluate advantages and disadvantages, in the field of your own teachings, of traditional evaluation approaches compared to the new assessment strategies, in particular those oriented to the formative evaluation;
ESCO: assessment processe ESCO: give constructive feedback ESCO: promote evaluation capacity development ESCO: prepare the assessment of prior learning - Apply pedagogical frameworks of the active learning methodology to the design either an individual teaching module or an entire teaching path
ESCO: apply teaching strategies ESCO: prepare lesson content - Apply simple strategies for managing the active class in small, medium and large classrooms
ESCO: conduct educational activities ESCO: perform classroom management ESCO: adapt teaching to student’s capabilities - Designing and producing quality teaching materials also enhancing the availability of “Open Educational Resources”
ESCO: manage resources for educational purposes ESCO: develop educational resources
Prerequisites
No prerequisite knowledge is required for this course.
The course is mainly for university teachers, but it can be stimulating for all the teachers who have an interest in innovating their teaching processes.
Activities
In addition to consulting the contents, in the form of videos and other web-based resources, you will also encounter different types of activities that will contribute to making your experience richer and more complete: anticipatory and reflection activities on the proposed contents, non-evaluated quizzes, forum discussions, peer evaluation, collaborative review of online resources.
The course aims to offer an opportunity for an active reflection and confrontation with other participants. The set of activities proposed finds its point of valorization and sharing in the Forum. Thanks to the Forum you will be able to confront with other participants, deepen some aspects and resolve any doubts.
Topic outline
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In Week 1 we will reflect on the concept of learning innovation, trying to find an answer to the question “why might we need to innovate our teaching?”.
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In Week 2 we will explore the topic of Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and their key role as a guide through learning innovation design processes. We will start with the Constructive Alignment concept and the analysis of the Dublin Descriptors and Bloom’s Taxonomies as useful cues for a richer design of the Intended Learning Outcomes.
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In Week 3 we will analyze the role of Assessment in the learning process, trying to apply its key principles in the teaching design processes.
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In Week 4 we will discuss together the Pedagogical Frameworks and their possible use in the design of learning innovation.
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In Weeks 5 and 6 we will explore the Learning Innovation Network, a didactic design tool developed by METID – Politecnico di Milano, which focuses on the dynamics of interaction between the subjects that generate the teaching and learning experience and who benefit from it. We will see how this tool proves to be a useful support for the teacher-designer for the design of learning innovation.
In particular, in Week 5 we will focus on the use of the Learning Innovation Network starting from the identification and representation of the subjects of the teaching and learning experience and the definition and description of the teaching activities for the active classroom.
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In Weeks 5 and 6 we will explore the Learning Innovation Network, a didactic design tool developed by METID – Politecnico di Milano, which focuses on the dynamics of interaction between the subjects that generate the teaching and learning experience and who benefit from it. We will see how this tool proves to be a useful support for the teacher-designer for the design of learning innovation.
In Week 6, the focus will be on the design of content, on the communication channels and on the integration of strategies of the "outside world" to support teaching and learning activities, as well as the monitoring of innovative teaching and learning experiences.
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Assessment
The final grade for the course is based on your results from your responses to the graded quizzes. You will successfully complete the course if you reach 60% (or more) of the total score. The maximum score possible for each quiz is given at the top of the quiz. You can see your score in the quiz on your last attempt or on the 'Grades' page.
Certificate of accomplishment
You must be registered in POK through Politecnico di Milano personal account to obtain the Certificate of Accomplishment. It will be released to anyone who successfully completed the course by achieving at least 60% of the total score in the graded quizzes and filling the final survey. You will be able to download the Certificate of Accomplishment directly from Politecnico di Milano web services. The Certificate of Accomplishment does not confer any academic credit, grade or degree.
Information about fees and access to materials
You can access the course completely online and absolutely free of charge.
Course faculty
Susanna Sancassani
Teacher
Susanna Sancassani is the Managing director of METID (Methods and Innovative Technologies for Learning) at the POLITECNICO DI MILANO where she was professor in the PhD course of “Innovative teaching skills”, “Progettazione multimediale”, “Progettazione di servizi multimediali” and “Progettazione e sviluppo di corsi di e-learning”. She is a member of the scientific committee of SieL (Italian scientific society for e-learning) and coordinator of the table "Digital ecosystems for learning innovation" of CRUI. She is in charge of teacher training on learning innovation at the Politecnico di Milano. In collaboration with other colleagues at the Politecnico, has published “Costruire servizi digitali” (Milan, Apogeo, 2003) “Il bit e la tartaruga” (Milan Apogeo, 2004) and, with Federica Brambilla and Paolo Marenghi, “e-Collaboration: il senso della Rete” (Milan, Apogeo 2011).
Federica Brambilla
Teacher
Federica Brambilla, graduated in Educational Sciences, she has worked in the field of traditional training and has been a teacher in the Laboratory “Costruzione e conduzione dell’intervista e del focus group” at the University of Milan Bicocca. She has been working at METID since 2004 first as coordinator of the educational area and then as program manager. She is mainly involved in the design of learning innovation in the university context.
Daniela Casiraghi
Teacher
Daniela Casiraghi, graduated in Industrial Design, she has been working with METID since 2002 first as interaction and instructional designer and then as project manager. She is mainly involved in the design of learning didactic interventions in multidisciplinary and international contexts, with both public and private partnerships.
Paolo Marenghi
Teacher
Paolo Marenghi, graduated in Biomedical Engineering, he worked on computer aids and alternative hardware interfaces. He has been working at METID since 2001 first as content manager and then as Process Coordination Manager, taking care of the programming and management of the design and development activities for digital learning.
Valeria Baldoni
Instructional Designer
Valeria Baldoni, graduated in Communication Theory and Technology at the University of Milan Bicocca, she has been working with METID since 2016 and is mainly involved in visual design, editorial graphics, communication for learning innovation and lately also manages the production of MOOCs. In this MOOC she oversaw the design of the visual contents of the course and coordinated its realization.
Nicoletta Trentinaglia
Instructional Designer
Nicoletta Trentinaglia, graduated in Educational Sciences, she has been working with METID since 2007 as Project Manager, dealing with innovative education projects, digital learning, e-collaboration and knowledge sharing both nationally and internationally. She oversaw the design of the course and coordinated its realization.
Course credits
Shooting, post-production, scenography: Daniele Albricci, Giorgio Bordiga, Luca Tantimonaco.
Coordinated graphics, diagrams and infographics: Valeria Baldoni, Bianca Santolini, Sara Sacchetto.
Platform and community management: Davide Mezzera, Valeria Baudo, Lia Navarotto.
Contact details
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