== Aims and objectives ==

The aim of the project is to guide practitioners working in post-compulsory learning (FE, HE and ACL) in designing effective and pedagogically sound learning activities. To realise this aim, the project team proposes to:
 * Develop a prototype online planning tool that will offer users both flexible and guided paths through the planning process and enable them to access a wide range of models, research findings and examples of innovative learning designs, intended to encourage them to explore new approaches and tools in their pedagogy;
 * User-test the planning tool for functionality and usability; and
 * Investigate the feasibility of further development and the integration of the planning tool into pedagogic practice by embedding use of the planning tool into a specific context for piloting and evaluation: namely, initial practitioner training and/or continuing professional development. 

Key themes:

 * Encouraging practitioners to think about their practice in a structured way.
 * Exploring the community dimension of using learning design, with recommendations for the sustainability of learning designs as a community artefact.
 * Exploring whether practitioners can relate to the concept of an abstract learning design, and/or the extent to which the design may require contextualisation and specific content to be meaningful. 

For more information on the following areas follow the links below

 * [wiki:BackgroundContext Background Context]
 * [wiki:ProjectMethodology Project Methodology]
 * [wiki:ProjectDeliverables Project Deliverables]
 * [wiki:ProjectStakeholders Project Stakeholders]
 * [wiki:ProjectTeam Project Team]