As education moves online and becomes more dependent on digital media, it needs to use design to create compelling learning experiences.
Design can help educators share their knowledge and expertise with learners. Design can craft a learning journey that guides the learner through what they need to know and help the expert share what they want to teach.
So, education needs designers. Education needs designers to work with educators to create online learning experiences that don’t leave learners lost and confused. Education needs designers to help learners get through their lessons when they’re too tired to read a pile of academic papers or sit through another long video lecture. Education needs designers to help educators remember what it’s like to be new to their subject of expertise.
Education needs designers to make learning accessible to as many people as possible.
Scroll down to learn more about how designers and educators can work together to create awesome online learning experiences.
Education needs your help. We need your skills and experience to help the next generation of learners have a better online learning experience. Experts and educators need your help to get their message across.
See how you can use your design skills in online learning, and potentially move into the online education sector. Learn how to construct an online learning journey and apply your skills to make online learning accessible to as many people as possible. Learn to spot the gaps in online education where your knowledge could come in useful and have an introduction to different terms used in education that you may not have come across in your design career.
Need a design knowledge but can’t get your hands on a designer? Whether it’s because of budget restraints or you need help quick, here you can find advice on how to apply design skills to improve your online learning experiences.
In this section you will learn how to adapt your classroom learning materials to be used online. You will also learn the basics of design to help your course look good, and how to make your course accessible to as many people as possible. You will also be introduced to some design terms you may not have come across in your career in education.
Looking for some inspiration? Not quite sure what an online lesson could look like? Or would you like to see examples of all the above principles put into practice?
Here you can see example of different kinds of online learning for different audiences. This section will be periodically updated with new examples, so be sure to check back soon.
If you would like to learn more about the process behind creating online learning experiences, you can learn more at the Education Needs Designers blog.
Here you can see the process of creating the example lessons above, and our thoughts on the latest developments in the online education industry.
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