Competencies for learning design: A review of the literature and a proposed framework

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 557-572

  MacLean, Piers ^a   Scott, Bernard ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESS; COURSE DESIGN; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EFFECTIVE LEARNING; LEARNING DESIGNS; LEARNING THEORY;

DESIGN; RESEARCH; TEACHING;

CURRICULA;

EID: 79958225061     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01090.x     Document Type: Review

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