On the morning of 14 April 2015Professor Mark Endean from the Material Engineering Department of the Open University UK, invited by the Shanghai Open Distance Education Technology Research Center, held a seminar on The Learning Design of the Open University of Britain in the Open Education Digital Lab. More than 30 teachers and administrative staff attended the seminar.

During the seminar, Professor Mark Endean introduced the Learning Design Methodology (LD) in course design applied by the Open University UK. This methodology encourages teachers to review course design and course delivery, and to reflect on the processes involved. In the meantime, it also helps to consistently improve the learning experience for the course. He also broke down the key elements of learning design, which are constructive learning outcome, learning activity and assessment task, team course design and development method. The attenders also discussed and exchanged ideas after the lecture with Professor Mark Endean on the design method, and how to assess students’ feedback, etc..

Professor Mark Endean also experienced the functions of the Open Education Digital Lab.