Abstract:

Learning remotely is not a new way of teaching and learning. However, its use has intensified due to the Covid-19 pandemic which accelerated adopting instructional design principles to curriculum design and a speedy development of learning materials for many. The design of online modules to be delivered remotely has created many challenges for teachers in all educational fields; this is also true in the context of designing online modules for learning foreign languages in higher education institutions. A number of teachers, an educational technologist and a curriculum specialist got together to address some to the challenges that remote learning brought. The aim was to design a number of online modules adopting a CILT (Content Integrated Language Teaching) approach to improve the linguistic and socio-cultural competence of university students by using the target language and facilitating student learning remotely.

This paper will examine how instructional design principles were applied to the design and development of learning materials considering the use of a rapid development tool called Articulate Rise 360. The views of tutors involved in the design of modules using Rise 360 will be explored and recommendations will be drawn to provide teachers and designers with how best to design using this tool, either independently or by integrating it in their Virtual Learning Environment.

Keywords:

Online design, instructional design principles, eAuthoring, foreign languages.