This paper proposes an analysis of current research in learning design (LD), a field aiming
to improve the quality of educational interventions by supporting their design and fostering …

Research on instructional and learning design is 'booming'in Europe, although there has
been a move from a focus on content and the way to present it in a formal educational …

The research field of Learning Design (LD) has been active for some time now, but several
questions remain open for the scientific community. In particular, the article tackles issues …

Engineers are not the only professional designers. Everyone designs who devises courses
of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.(Simon 1996, p. 111) …

The integration of external tools in Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) aims at enriching
the learning activities that educational practitioners may design and enact. This paper …

CADMOS is a graphical learning design (LD) authoring tool that helps a teacher design a
unit of learning in two layers:(i) the conceptual layer, which seems like a concept map and …

Enabling teachers to define or portray efficient teaching ideas for sharing, reuse or
adaptation has attracted the interest of Learning Design researchers and has led to the …

An increasing number of tools are available to support the learning design process at
different levels and from different perspectives. However, this variety can make it difficult for …

The orchestration of technology-enhanced learning situations (especially collaborative
ones), that involve both Virtual Learning Environments and Web 2.0 tools (what some …

A number of researchers have explored the role and nature of design in education,
proposing a diverse array of life cycle models. Design plays subtly different roles in each of …