The Larnaca Declaration on Learning Design — Implications for the future

Summary form only given. The Larnaca Declaration on Learning Design (www.larnacadeclaration.org) provides a new summary of the theory, history and purpose of the field of Learning Design, based on discussions among experts over several years. It explores the foundational concept of a descriptive language for teaching and learning activities, and the related central concepts of guidance/advice and sharing. It places these ideas in a wider educational planning and delivery context covering pedagogical theories and methodologies, the role of institutions/educators/learners, the teaching lifecycle, the response of learners and related issues. In particular, it explores different types of visualisations of teaching and learning activities, and it also provides a timeline of developments in the field over the past decade. Drawing on the metaphor of music notation, Learning Design seeks a descriptive framework that can be applied to many different pedagogical approaches. However, Learning Design also seeks to describe effective teaching strategies so that these can be widely shared among educators in order to both improve educational quality and increase efficiency in planning. This presentation will provide an overview of the Larnaca Declaration, and discuss its implications for the future of Learning Design, educational technology and teaching.