Learning Design for digital environments

Digital learning environments are a catalyst for change and development in Higher Education. One way to respond to this is by going to the foundation of the environment – the learning design process. Using an Australian university’s major project in learning design as an example, this paper will look at how students need to be active members of Curriculum Design Teams to ensure that responsive, relevant and engaging digital learning ecosystems are created. Strategies based in design thinking, socio technical systems, learners as designers, and agile methodologies for project management, will be shown to be central to the effectiveness of the project. Challenges emerging from the projects’ implementation are identified as key directions to be addressed in the evolution of the process.