Peer-Learning Group | LDC Reading Club
As part of LDC's Reading Club, we’ve formed a close-knit, dedicated peer learning group where we read and discuss academic papers on learning research. The goal is to engage in thoughtful discussions, deepen our understanding and refine our perspectives along, educators, and designers from diverse contexts and sectors (development, corporate, and academia). here.
This reading group is invite-only with limited spaces, requiring a commitment of ~2-3 hours per month for atleast 4 months.
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For January, we are reading two insightful pieces from Dr. Philippa Hardman’s Newsletter:
You're Designing Your Online Courses Wrong - This piece outlines DOMS - a learning design framework created by Dr. Hardman based on 20 years of research. The framework offers six guiding principles to enhance online course effectiveness and helps course designers to significantly improve learner attraction, motivation, and achievement.
The State of Instructional Design 2024: A Field on the Brink of Disruption? - An article discussing key findings from a global survey on the state of instructional design in 2024. It explores What challenges do instructional designers face with AI tool? How has the role of subject matter experts (SMEs) changed with the spread of AI? What are the emerging trends in instructional design? What skills will instructional designers need to develop as the field becomes more automated and democratized? How can instructional designers balance automation with maintaining quality in their work?