Becoming a Learning Design Professional (RPL course)

About the course

This module focuses on the learning designer (LD) and their agency in their contexts. An important element of socially-just learning design is the understanding and exploration of how our own positionality impacts on our practice. Who we are and how we are positioned influences our voice and spheres of influence. This course will increase participants’ understanding of themselves and their context, and empower them to become change agents in their own practice. Career progression across different contexts is also part of this conversation. In 2025, this course will only be used for participants going through a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) application process to support them in developing their personal and professional development plan (PPDP).

Learning objectives

• After completing this course, participants will be able to:
• Explore a selection of models that help participants to articulate and critically reflect on change and power across different contexts;
• Understand and critically reflect on their own positionality and how it impact on learning design decisions;
• Critically reflect on leading self, teams and communities;
• Understand and reflect on their agency in their own contexts;
• Plan their own development journey through learning design spaces; and
• Identify and adopt strategies to enhance the LD voice.

More information

Phone: +27 (0)21 650 5500

Email: pgbold@uct.ac.za

Blended and Online Learning (BOLD) short courses