Learning Design Tool

How to Start a new Design Document with the Learning Design Tool

 
The Open button in the Start group on the Learning Design Tool

Bring up the Learning Design Tool ribbon in Word and click NEW on the ribbon. 

  1. You will see a dialog box asking for a:

    1. Cover Page Title

    2. Course ID

    3. Select a Cover Page

  2. Enter your information and click OK

  3. 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

  1. Type in the name of your new instructional design. This name will appear on the cover page of your new document.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Click OK

  5. Save your new document

  6. Click OK in the message you will see telling you your Learning Design document is ready

  7. Start Designing!

Learning Design Tool Start dialog box
 
The Customize Button Menu and the option to crate custom cover pages
Learning Design Tool Ribbon

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:

  1. A Cover page

  2. An Acknowledgements page

  3. A Table of Contents

  4. A Content Analysis Page - with placeholders for

    • key information from your Analysis phase

  5. An Instructional Analysis Page - with placeholders for

    • Prerequisites for Course Entry

    • Course Goal

    • Terminal and Enabling Learning Objectives

  6. An Instructional Strategies Page - with placeholders for

    • Delivery Format

    • Adult Learning Strategies

    • Learner Achievement Activities

    • Evaluation Plan

  7. The Course Structure and Sequencing Page - with a placeholder for

    • A Detailed Course Outline