A Course Reader for Learning Experience Design

Module 1: Introduction to Learning Experience Design

Becoming a Learning Designer

Defining Learning Experience Design: Voices from the Field of Learning Design & Technology

Drawing Inspiration for Learning Experience Design (LX) from Diverse Perspectives

Theoretical Considerations of Learning Experience Design

Module 2: What do Learning Experience Designers Do?

Fundamentals of Exceptional Instructional Design

The Competencies for Instructional Designers in Higher Education

Curriculum Design Processes

Five critical questions you need to ask yourself before you design a learning experience

Module 3: Empathy and Personas

Building Empathy and Developing Instructional Design Experience and Skills

Conducting a Learner Analysis

Activity Theory as a Lens for Developing and Applying Personas and Scenarios in Learning Experience Design

(Supplement) Personas for Course Design

Module 4: Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping

Design Thinking

Instructional Design Prototyping Strategies

Rapid Prototyping: an Alternative Instructional Design Strategy

Rapid Prototyping EduTech Wiki Entry

Module 5: Project Management in Learning Experience Design

Project Management Competencies of Educational Technology Professionals in Higher Education

Understanding Project Phases and Organization

Agile Design Processes and Project Management

Advanced Instructional Design for Successive E-Learning: Based on the Successive Approximation Model (SAM)

Module 6: Aesthetics in Learning Experience Design

Visual Aesthetics

Color Theory in Experience Design

Aesthetic principles for instructional design

(Supplement) High Quality Resources on Aesthetics in Learning Design

Module 7: Learning Design Evaluation

Methods of User Centered Design and Evaluation for Learning Designers

Evaluation Basics

An Examination of the People and Processes Involved in Quality Assurance

Evaluation for Instructional Designers

Evaluation in the Development Phase

(Supplement) High Quality Resources on Design Thinking in Learning Design

Resource Title	Description	Link
IDEO's Design Thinking Website	Learn about Design Thinking from the design firm that is credited with establishing this concept. Many high quality materials, including resources for educators.	https://designthinking.ideo.com/
What is Design Thinking?	Blog post that quickly and succinctly introduces the learner to the main concepts associated with Design Thinking.	https://edtechbooks.org/-Rjm
Design thinking, explained	An overview of the basics of Design Thinking, provided by MIT's Sloan School of Management.	https://edtechbooks.org/-SLwd
Making the Link Between Design Thinking and Instructional Design	The well-regarded Association for Talent Development (ATD) provides a sneak peek at the book Design Thinking for Training and Development: Creating Learning Journeys That Get Results (ATD Press, June 2020), with some solid insights for new LX designers.	https://edtechbooks.org/-QdAA
How To Use Design Thinking In Learning Experience Design	Practical advice for using Design Thinking within an LXD frame.	https://edtechbooks.org/-ZkkZ
Design Thinking For Instructional Design (A four-part series)	Overview of how Design Thinking techniques can improve instructional products by means of a human-centric approach. Considers challenges related to artificial intelligence and machine learning.	Part 1: https://edtechbooks.org/-VvTr Part 2: https://edtechbooks.org/-jFpy Part 3: https://edtechbooks.org/-ZEJ Part 4: https://edtechbooks.org/-CIVS

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