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Digital learning designer (level 5)

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Information about Digital learning designer (level 5)

A digital designer works closely with colleagues to deliver high-quality learning activities.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Role of the digital learning designer, types of activities and projects they may engage with, and how they relate to other roles within their organisation, and as part of a rapidly evolving professional community.
  • Operational, technical, regulatory, organisational, quality requirements, and evolving requisites such as carbon consciousness, that need to be gathered to inform a digital learning design project or initiative.
  • Project management approaches and how they may be combined with digital learning design and development methodologies to achieve objectives.
  • Information needed to establish learning needs, project requirements, and inform digital learning design processes.
  • Diverse needs, abilities, and motivations of learners and the challenges and opportunities they may encounter in different learning contexts.
  • Concepts and principles that underpin a range of learning theories, such as the differences between pedagogy and andragogy, and how to interpret them to guide the design of learning experiences and the selection and application of technologies for learning.
  • Tools and approaches that can be used to facilitate the application of learning theories and methodologies within collaborative settings, such as design workshops and course templates.
  • Diversity of delivery modes and formats used in different contexts, including self-directed, user generated synchronous, and asynchronous learning, and also formats that combine digital and non-digital features, such as hybrid and blended learning.
  • Digital content and platform types that may be used to facilitate or enhance learning, including learning management systems, interactive modules, videos, podcasts, immersive formats, user generated content and games.
  • Approaches and techniques for articulating aims and objectives in order to generate a learning journey and curriculum conducive to, and in alignment with, measurable outcomes and assessment strategies.
  • Principles of high-quality digital learning design, including accessibility, user interface (UI), user experience (UX), visual communication, and use of branding and style guides.
  • Constraints and benefits of different types of technologies in order to determine their suitability for facilitating the design, development, or implementation of digital learning experiences and achieving learning objectives.
  • Features, functionality and technical standards associated with different platforms and software used in the design, development, and curation of digital learning experiences, and how these can be combined and configured to optimise user experiences.
  • Measurements and methodologies that can be applied to assure and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of learning products and experiences.
  • Sources of professional guidance, support, frameworks, and communities of practice available to stay up to date and continually develop skills in digital learning design practice.

  Skills

  • Develop communication strategies to manage and engage with project stakeholders and use appropriate methods and technologies to facilitate and document communications.
  • Plan and facilitate discussions and activities to initiate and progress work, analyse and interpret information, gather requirements, and engage effectively with stakeholders.
  • Gather, analyse, and interpret information about learners and learning environments, such as learner feedback, learning analytics, needs analysis, and profile mapping, to inform the learning design approach and technical requirements.
  • Select and apply appropriate learning theories and instructional design models and methodologies to inform digital learning design approaches, outputs, and implementation strategies.
  • Use instructional design tools, taxonomies, and frameworks to articulate meaningful learning objectives and learning content, through scripts or storyboards.
  • Use learning objectives to map a learning journey to facilitate and measure their achievement through formative and summative activities.
  • Interpret and synthesise information sources and concepts to organise content and re-present information to align with learning objectives and meet learner needs.
  • Communicate concepts, designs, and strategies to suit different stakeholder audiences and facilitate Collaborative processes, using appropriate formats and technologies, such as face to face and virtual presentations, storyboards, and project documentation.
  • Select and use distinct software, hardware, platforms, and tools to design, develop, and implement digital learning products and experiences.
  • Use professional techniques to script, edit, create, and produce a range of multimedia formats, including text, imagery, audio, and video.
  • Configure and apply regulatory, professional, organisational and technical standards and techniques including accessibility standards and data security to the sustainable design and formatting of documents, multimedia, user interface, digital products and platforms.
  • Conduct the quality checking and testing of digital outputs whilst ensuring there is ongoing improvement of quality assurance processes with internally and or with target users, prior to implementation, including proofreading, updating, renewing and revising existing content, application of branding, accessibility and functionality.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of digital learning products and experiences in achieving project requirements and intended learning objectives, using appropriate tools and methodologies.
  • Plan and manage your own design and development activities and collaborate with others to achieve shared objectives and outputs.
  • Organise and manage digital assets and outputs on a platform in accordance with organisational or professional standards, to maintain regulatory compliance, version control, efficient collaborative processes, and quality assurance.
  • Assimilate and use evaluative information to contribute to the review of organisational policies, processes and systems.

  Behaviours

  • Champions the diverse needs, interests, and wellbeing of colleagues and learners, to create inclusive solutions.
  • Takes responsibility and uses own initiative to solve problems, finding opportunities for improvement and innovation.
  • Driven to keep up to date with the latest digital learning design trends, tools, techniques, and practices through relevant community networks to support the ongoing development of their own skills and knowledge and the sharing of that knowledge to develop the skills of others.
  • Comfortable interacting with and learning from people from different backgrounds, demographics, and specialist areas.
  • Reliable, objective, and capable of both independent and team working.
  • Explore and reflect on how people learn and the interplay between learning and technology, sharing their knowledge to inspire others.
  • Collaborate with other team members and wider stakeholders to continuously improve policies, processes, and systems to meet organisational needs.
  • Welcomes feedback to build constructive relationships and improve practice.
  • Acts with integrity with respect to ethical, legal, and regulatory frameworks ensuring the protection of personal data, safety, and security.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Digital
• Qualification level: 5; Equal to higher national diploma (HND)
• Course duration: 24 months
• Maximum funding: £16,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Digital learning designer
  • E-learning developer
  • Instructional designer
  • Learning design officer
  • Learning designer
  • Learning technologist

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