What is the Learning Design Unit? 

The Learning Design is a Unit within the eLearning and Learning Design Section of CILT develops methods and strategies that enable lecturers to make pedagogically informed decisions in their designing learning, teaching and assessment activities and interventions, which make effective use of appropriate resources and technologies. Learning Designers will facilitate the exploration, design, and development of distance, blended and online learning opportunities across all Faculties and Schools and all delivery modes at the University of Namibia.  

Learning Design Services at CILT 

The following Learning Design services are provided through direct consultations, structured co-design workshops, training, presentations, and informal ad hoc conversations. A collaborative or team approach that involves Learning Designers, subject matter experts (SMEs), language and disciplinary experts, Learning Technologists and Digital Media experts is used whereby Learning Designers act as coordinators of the Learning Design process or interventions.  

The Learning Design Services include: 

1. Pedagogical guidance: provision of pedagogical support for online, blended and distance learning modes on best practices and approaches for effective teaching using available resources and technologies 
2. Constructive alignment: promotion of the practice of aligning learning outcomes to course content, learning and assessment activities, guided by the course particulars such as NQF level and credit 
3. Course design/redesign: provision of support to Schools in the design and delivery of online, blended and distance courses, and advising on the redesign of courses as per the expectations and standards of the mode of delivery 
4. Coordination of learning material development: coordination of the process of developing learning materials for the distance, online and blended modes 
5. Assessment design and redesign: provision of guidance on the choice of appropriate assessment strategies and tools informed by the course learning outcomes, NQF level and mode of delivery 
6. Course design evaluation: development, promotion, and implementation of course design quality standards to evaluate and improve online and blended courses, as well as distance learning materials 
7. Training and support: offering of training and support to Schools on various Learning Design needs learning facilitation competence development in collaboration with other CILT units using workshops, seminars, tutorials, and user support materials such as user guides and manuals 
8. Research and Innovation: conduct of research in collaboration with Schools on Learning Design related areas and aspects of student learning experience and support