7 Steps to a Great Online Course

The 7 Cs of Learning Design

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• Conceptualise
• Create
• Communicate
• Collaborate
• Consider
• Combine
• Consolidation
• Framework by Grainne Conole, University of Leicester
• https://opennetworkedlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/the-7cs-of-learning-design.pdf
• Adapted for GoConqr Courses

Conceptualise: Create a vision

• Who are the learners?
• Age range
• Diversity
• Characteristics
• Skills
• Learning goals
• Aspirations
• Articulate the core principles of:
• The Course
• Individual Modules

Create

• Decide what learning materials need to be created or sourced
• Consider a variety of sources:
• Text: Notes or Slides
• Video
• Audio
• Visual Resources: Mind Maps, Flashcards, Flowcharts
• Assessment materials: Quizzes, tests
• Use Open Educational Resources if appropriate material is available
• Everything You Need to Make Educational Videos...More or Less (Einbetten)
• Bildunterschrift: How to make instructional videos

Communicate and Collaborate

• Communicate
• How will the content be communicated and
• distributed?
• What mechanism is there for feedback/
• communications between the learner and the teacher?
• Is an online platform required?
• Is email communication sufficient?
• Collaborate
• Will learners work in isolation from each other?
• Is a community needed for learned support?
• Is group collaboration necessary for learning?
• Is group project work necessary for assessment?

Consider

• Consider refers to where learners reflect on what they have learned.
• This may include:
• Self assessment and review
• Peer assessment
• Teacher/ Tutor assessment
• It may involve qualitative feedback or formal knowledge testing

Combine

• In the Combine step, the teacher or course designer takes a step back to reflect on how the user will experience the course as a whole, looking at course content, activities, and communications.
• There are several ways to do this, including Storyboarding - described in this video
• Storyboards for Learning Design - An Action Example (Einbetten)

Consolidate

• In this step the course design is implemented and its effectiveness is evaluated.
• This includes getting feedback on questions such as:
• Did the learners enjoy the course?
• What did people learn in terms of knowledge or skills?
• What behavioural changes have occurred as a result (e.g. job performance improvements)
• Are there tangible results. e.g. reduced cost, improved quality,
• increased production or efficiency
• This feedback can be obtained through surveys or online focus groups.