#instructional-design #active-learning #learning-theory #resources > [!summary]+ Summary > This page describes material created in support of developing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). I created this as part of my Instructional Design practice. This material was created using [OmniGraffle](https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle) diagramming software and designed for print on tabloid-sized paper. # Instructional Design Steering: Planning for Active Learning (2014) > "Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves." > – from *Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education* (Chickering & Gamson, 1987) This document was designed as a consultative piece for use with experts without a background in learning science who were responsible for delivering both in-person and online training. I wrote it as though they *might* read it on their own. I wanted to create simple visuals and blocks that would move attention across the page and communicate a few important things. 1. **The navigation bar** — I wanted them to reflect on their audience, their content, how they have been teaching it, and what kinds of technologies they have or could use. 2. **Information Processing Theory** — I wanted to have this simple model in their mind as we talked about the scope of activity. 3. **Defining active learning** — I wanted to give them simple examples of actions learners could take, then talk about this in relation to the content. 4. **Methods for Online Learning Contexts** — I simply proposed broad categories of ideas as a way to specify something in particular with the content and course. <div class="container"><iframe class="responsive-iframe-pdf-land" src="https://1drv.ms/b/c/13829E5D2EB238DE/IQTWV20OwL1gQotWpFpWM2WxAW1KeFlzkToYc53wkHZtkdk" width="100%" height="450" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> ## References [Chickering, A. W., & Gamson, Z. F. (1987). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. _AAHE bulletin_, _3_, 7.](https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED282491.pdf) - [Utah State University | Teach](https://www.usu.edu/teach/help-topics/teaching-tips/seven-principles-of-good-practice) - [An active learning handout](https://files.nwicc.edu/files/Portal/CTLT/ActiveLearning1.pdf)