How to Start a new Design Document with the Learning Design Tool
Bring up the Learning Design Tool ribbon in Word and click NEW on the ribbon.
You will see a dialog box asking for a:
Cover Page Title
Course ID
Select a Cover Page
Enter your information and click OK
Save your new file — You will be saving it as a Word document in .docx file format
The Start a new Learning Design Document Dialog Box
Type in the name of your new instructional design. This name will appear on the cover page of your new document.
Enter in a Course ID.
If you enter a Course ID it will appear at the top of your cover page.
This is optional, you do not have to enter a Course ID.
However, if you have set a user preference to enable the Course ID, then you must enter an ID before you can complete the setup of your new design document.
Enabling the Course ID turns on an optional Audit Trail tracking feature.
The Course ID is a Windows searchable keyword field.
The Audit Trail tracking feature uses your Course ID to tag Source documents you import content from as well as any documents you extract from your Learning Design document. This allows you to easily locate all electronic files associated with your Design Document.
Select a Cover Page
The Learning Design Tool comes with one default cover page.
You can modify it and you can make additional custom covers.
Click Customize on the LDT ribbon to customize a cover page.
Click OK
Save your new document
Click OK in the message you will see telling you your Learning Design document is ready
Start Designing!
Your new design document will initially contain 7 pages. Work logically through the document from start to finish, using the buttons on the Learning Design Tool ribbon to automate your work. The initial 7 pages are:
A Cover page
An Acknowledgements page
A Table of Contents
A Content Analysis Page - with placeholders for
key information from your Analysis phase
An Instructional Analysis Page - with placeholders for
Prerequisites for Course Entry
Course Goal
Terminal and Enabling Learning Objectives
An Instructional Strategies Page - with placeholders for
Delivery Format
Adult Learning Strategies
Learner Achievement Activities
Evaluation Plan
The Course Structure and Sequencing Page - with a placeholder for
A Detailed Course Outline