In the opening week of U of T's Learner Design Experience course, learners working in small groups were tasked with compiling a list of 5 things that create an ideal learning experience. It was important to provide a rationale for each item, as well as a reflection on the items that were not included on the list.
The conversation was easy, and consensus was achieved immediately on four out of the five items: inclusion, engagement, interaction and relatable. We discovered that we may have chosen other words to describe an ideal experience, but when we began explaining why the characteristic was chosen, we quickly realized that we were talking about the same concepts.
But what would that fifth item be? It was suggested that integrity should be included on this list, as presenting information that is valid, accurate, trustworthy is a foundational value of most post-secondary institutions. When integrity is modeled by instructors, learners can see first hand how they can include ethical practices in their own work. Our conversation was fascinating. We all came from different industries, but could all provide examples of how integrity was necessary in our fields.
This assignment was also a good opportunity to be creative. We came up with the analogy of building your own burger, with different components of the burger representing items on our list.
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