Research and Practice of Learning Design

Category Shared Learning Designs

One of the major assignments in this course was to create a learning design document that includes a rationale, theoretical grounding, and sharable learning design plan. Many have decided to share their creations openly here.

Creating a Unit Plan Using a Backward Design Framework

Contributed by Annie This paper describes how I used the framework of Understanding by Design to design an online Mathematics 9 financial literacy unit plan (see Appendix). Financial literacy is often overlooked in Mathematics 9 as teachers are focused on… Continue Reading →

Collaborative Mapping Technology in Environmental Education

Contributed by Doug The use of collaborative mapping technologies such as Google My Maps allows students to create and share customized maps, as well as work collaboratively to create maps as a group.  Students can pin geographic locations and add… Continue Reading →

Effective Integration of Technology in a Social Studies 8 Unit Plan

Contributed by Shae In an increasingly digital age, integration of technology in educational materials and settings has become almost essential for increasing student engagement and access to learning. However, in many circumstances, this integration does not fully utilize digital tools… Continue Reading →

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