Instructional Design and Digital Learning Resources
Course code
IFI7236.DT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Õppedisain ja digiõppevara
Course title in English
Instructional Design and Digital Learning Resources
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Introduce an integrated perspective on instructional design theory and practice, and develop practical competencies in finding, adapting, creating, using, and assessing digital learning services and related learning resources.
Brief description of the course
Within the course, participants will gain an overview of the process of designing digital learning services and related learning resources within the context of contemporary learning theories. Through a group project, participants will engage in practical tasks that cover the four phases of instructional design: needs analysis, selection and structuring of learning content, development of the learning environment and learning materials, and evaluation. Key concepts related to digital learning resources. The history of digital learning resources, learning objects, and repositories. Metadata for learning objects, EstCORE. The lifecycle of digital learning resources. Quality assurance and evaluation models for digital learning resources. Recording instructional videos and solutions for video streaming. Authoring tools for digital learning resources, H5P. Interactive content types, branching scenarios, and learning analytics. Standardization of learning technology: metadata, IMS QTI, xAPI, IMS LTI. Tools for creating questions and tests. Copyrights for digital learning resources, open content licenses, and open educational resources. Other formats of digital learning resources: e-textbooks and apps. Current topics and future trends in digital learning resources.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- describes the main instructional design models (ADDIE, the Dick & Carey model, Reigeluth's ISD model, Merrienboer’s 4C/ID, and Merrill's Pebble-in-the-Pond);
- analyzes the needs of the target group, selects a real-life context and problem statement as the basis for instructional design;
- analyzes the subject area, formulates learning goals and outcomes;
- develops a plan for assessing the quality of instructional design and learning resources using a chosen framework;
- creates a simple interactive learning resource and an instructional video while following copyright principles, and describes them with metadata;
- analyzes current issues, research, and future directions related to digital learning resources.
- describes the main instructional design models (ADDIE, the Dick & Carey model, Reigeluth's ISD model, Merrienboer’s 4C/ID, and Merrill's Pebble-in-the-Pond);
- analyzes the needs of the target group, selects a real-life context and problem statement as the basis for instructional design;
- analyzes the subject area, formulates learning goals and outcomes;
- develops a plan for assessing the quality of instructional design and learning resources using a chosen framework;
- creates a simple interactive learning resource and an instructional video while following copyright principles, and describes them with metadata;
- analyzes current issues, research, and future directions related to digital learning resources.
Teacher
Jörgen Ivar Sikk
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