{"id":189,"date":"2016-10-18T15:53:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T22:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royalroads.yourdevsite.ca\/malat-course-preproduction\/lrnt521n\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-09-24T18:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:46:48","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt524\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to LRNT 524"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:55px\">Welcome to LRNT524 &#8211; Innovation, Design and Learning Environments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-625498e2\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-279c150e\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Royal Roads University Traditional Welcome\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iokby7O_BJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalroads.ca\/about\/indigenous-engagement\/land-acknowledgment-welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chiefs\u2019 Traditional Welcome&nbsp;<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-bc37f2ca\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-bfb9f0a3\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"LRNT 524 Video Welcome Fall 2026\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xt-Kq7TplYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Course Introduction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In this course, you will explore instructional design as an evidence-informed, contextual, and evolving practice for creating meaningful digital learning experiences. You will critically examine instructional design models and approaches, consider how learner needs, experiences, context, accessibility, and emerging technologies influence design decisions, and investigate contemporary challenges facing instructional designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Through individual and collaborative inquiry, you will synthesize research, explore the opportunities and implications of generative AI for instructional design practice, and apply your learning to authentic design challenges across diverse contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to question assumptions, exercise professional judgement, and reflect on your evolving perspectives, culminating in the development of your own evidence-informed principles for instructional design practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll have two types of synchronous Zoom sessions offered throughout the course, each designed to support your learning in a slightly different way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"nv-cv-m wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coffee &amp; Questions:<\/strong> Informal, instructor-led Zoom sessions that provide opportunities to ask questions, clarify course expectations, and receive guidance on upcoming activities and assignments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community Reflections:<\/strong> Student-centred Zoom sessions for sharing perspectives and reflecting together on course topics; students who cannot attend may instead respond to the reflection topic on their blog to earn the associated <strong>3% learner contribution mark<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A. Critically examine various design models and approaches used in the creation of digital learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B. Critically analyze user needs and experiences for digital learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C. Explain how innovation impacts the design of learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D. Propose a design solution to a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Connected<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">To the instructor<\/span>, <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lisa&nbsp;Gedak<\/span><\/b>, by <a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#111;&#58;&#x6c;&#x69;s&#97;&#46;&#x31;&#x67;e&#100;&#x61;&#x6b;&#x40;r&#111;&#x79;&#x61;l&#114;&#111;&#x61;&#x64;s&#46;&#99;&#x61;\">e<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">mail<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the<strong> RRU Coaching Team<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"nv-cv-m wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;o&#58;&#116;&#x65;&#x61;m&#99;&#111;&#x61;&#x63;hi&#110;&#x67;&#x40;&#x72;o&#121;&#x61;&#x6c;&#x72;o&#97;&#100;&#x73;&#x2e;c&#97;\">RRU Team Coaching Staff email<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalroads.ca\/teamwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamwork website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To the class<\/strong>&nbsp;via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/forum\/view.php?id=910071&amp;forceview=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Forum&nbsp;<\/a>in Moodle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To each other<\/strong>&nbsp;via the course blog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to LRNT524 &#8211; Innovation, Design and Learning Environments In this course, you will explore instructional design as an evidence-informed, contextual, and evolving practice for creating meaningful digital learning experiences. 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