Formative Learning Design in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis, Synthesis, and Critique of Learning Design and Delivery Practices

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Abstract

Diverse publications have begun to report the various learning design and delivery practices of instructors during or in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to their developmental nature in facing unprecedented challenges within new learning environments/experiences, we consider these practices a form of formative design. To further clarify and advance a common notion of formative design, we offer a synthesis and grounded critique of published design cases and reflective papers published in select academic/peer-reviewed journals. Our analysis of these publications was guided by two research questions: (RQ1) What learning design and delivery practices were reported by educators during or in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic? (RQ2) Taking into account contexts, what unique or new learning design and delivery practices appeared during, or in relation to, the COVID-19 pandemic? Our findings suggest that five themes characterize the reported learning design and delivery practices during the pandemic: minimizing stress, reacting to change, iterative loops, strengthening systems, and online learning activities. The majority of these design and delivery practices were new to instructors.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationFormative Design in Learning
Subtitle of host publicationDesign Thinking, Growth Mindset and Community
EditorsBrad Hokanson, Matthew Schmidt, Marisa E. Exter, Andrew A. Tawfik, Yvonne Earnshaw
Place of PublicationCham
Pages93-113
Number of pages21
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameEducational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations
PublisherSpringer Nature Link
ISSN (Print)2625-0004
ISSN (Electronic)2625-0012

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