Institute for Developing
Learning and digitised learning
Research materials
Technology
Ellen Sims
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 1
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Aims
• To present an overview of issues and
ideas for the development of on-line
digital resources for learning
• To consider the issues in both ‘generic’
terms and as they impact individual
projects
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 2
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Design considerations
• User audience
– Identify and describe your users and stakeholders
– What are their characteristics (incl limitations)?
• Purpose of the resource
– What is your resource?
– What are the objectives?
– What do you want users to do/be able to do?
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 3
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Design cont’d
• Technology limitations
– Where/how will users be accessing the resource?
– Accessibility
• Navigation
– Browse or search? Lead or follow?
– Interactivity
Passive Active
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 4
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Design cont’d
• Appeal
– Visual appearance
– Engaging the user
– Appropriate level - Differentiation
• Guidance and Support
– How much? Who? When? How?
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 5
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Design cont’d
• Feedback
– Inviting and collecting
– Building relationships and communities
• Evaluation
– Tracking, collecting,measuring, interpreting
– Purpose?
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 6
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Breakout
• Form groups with members from
different projects
• Identify Stakeholders
• List issues for each stakeholder
– List generic and specific to the project
• List ideas for resource for each
– List generic and specific to the project
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 7
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 8
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 9
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 10
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 11
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Additional links
• BECTa Guidelines for Interactive Learning Design
www.becta.org.uk/technology/software/curriculum/developers.htm
• The 24 Hour Museum
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/
• Virtual Training Suite
www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
• JISC - Electronic Libraries and Resources
Programmes (eLib & DNER)
http://www.jnug.ac.uk/jisc/elib.html
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 12
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research
Contact info
Ellen Sims
Learning Technology Advisor/ FILTER Project
Manager
ILRT - University of Bristol
e.sims@bristol.ac.uk
www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk
www.filter.ac.uk
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
The Institute for Learning and Research Technology is a national centre of excellence in the 13
development and use of technology-based methods in teaching, learning and research