From Instructional Design to Learning Experience Design: Understanding the Whole Student

Campus Technology Insider

These days, we hear a lot about the “new normal” in higher education. Remote and hybrid learning is here to stay, offering students more flexibility in their learning journeys. But what if the new normal is not enough? It’s time to go beyond the new normal and consider the “new possible” — how to put together the best of face-to-face, online and hybrid to create powerful learning experiences based on a deep understanding of the whole student. We spoke to Mark Milliron, senior vice president of Western Governors University and executive dean of the Teachers College, and Kim Round, academic programs director and associate dean of the Teachers College, about their vision for reimagining education and why learning experience design is essential to student success.

Resource links:

• A Time for Learning Experience Designers
• Western Governors University Master of Science in Learning Experience Design and Educational Technology

Music: Mixkit

Duration: 36 minutes

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