ELDeR

The Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmap.

What is ELDeR? 

ELDeR, the Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmap, has at its heart, the student learning experience. Here, student feedback and assessment literacies are given top priority, and a shared vision of teaching and learning is developed by the design team. 

By considering what students should be able to do by the end of a course or programme, and how they will know that they are getting there, a foundation is set for authentic assessment that aligns with learning outcomes (McCune & Hounsell, 2005; Wiggins & McTighe, 2005). 

References 

McCune, V. and Hounsell, D. (2005). The development of students’ ways of thinking and practising in three final-year biology courses. Higher Education, 49 (3), pp.255-289. 

Wiggins, G., and McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by Design (Expanded 2nd ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (ASCD). 

Support for Learning Design 

For support with learning design, please contact the Learning Design team for an initial consultation. We are based in Learning, Teaching and Web Services Directorate, Information Services. 

ELDeR Workshop Evaluation

Feedback from workshop participants

[The workshop] was very well directed and helped us improve our course design elements immensely. We thought we were already at quite a well developed stage, but the workshop was vital in clarifying the student pathways through the course, the time requirements, and the assessment structures

Prof Dave Reay Chair in Technology Enhanced Science Education (and course lead on Online Sustainability and Social Responsibility)

 

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