Learning Design: The 7Cs of learning design

4. Learning Design@Weltec

4.3. The 7Cs of learning design

Grainne Conole ( n.d.) promotes The 7Cs of Learning Design Toolkit. The toolkit is an integrated set of resources for learning design across disciplines. The 7Cs are: “conceptualise, capture, create, communicate, collaborate, consider and consolidate”. It aims, says Conole, to “enable the design of deep, engaging and enjoyable learning experiences for learners”. The resources have been tested and many are taken from the CARPE DIEM project.

Table three: Conole’s 7cs of learning design adapted by Sandie Gray. Retrieved from http://joconlonoctel2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/conole-7cs-of-learning-design/

The 7cs model compares with the ADDIE model but uses a differently developed paradigm.

Analyse: Who is the course/programme designed for? Is it fully online/partially online/not online/etc. What is working already? What needs to change? Is this a new course/programme? What level is the course? Where are the students based? What skills do they have? What core skills need to be imported?	Conceptualise: What is the vision for the learning intervention, who is it being designed for, what is the essence of the intervention, what pedagogical approaches are used?
Design: how will they learn? What will the assessments be? What resources are needed?	Capture: What Open Educational Resources are being used and what other resources need to be developed? Create: What is the nature of the learning intervention the learners will engage with? What kinds of learning activities will the learners engage with? Communicate: What types of communication will the learners be using? Collaboration: What types of collaboration will be learners be doing? Consider: What forms of reflection and demonstration of learning are includes? Are the learning outcomes mapped to the activities and assessment elements of the learning intervention?
Develop: create the resources/find the books. Find OER resources
Implement: Build and create and teach the course.
Evaluate: get student feedback	Consolidate: How effective is the design? Do the different elements of the design work together?”

Table four: An comparison of the two models adapting Conole’s 7Cs model. Retrieved from: http://e4innovation.com/?p=616

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The use of the 7Cs model, Conole says leads from a belief based approach to a design based approach, encourages reflective practice and promotes sharing a discussion.