A Learning Experience or LX is any kind of experience that has a learning goal - if you want someone to learning something, however that process may be packaged, that is a learning experience.
A class, a workshop, a training course, a video, a book, a pamphlet, a podcast, an e-mail, a meeting, a conversation
These can all be examples of a learning experience. which is also to say that learning can happen anywhere. However, we're certain that you may have come across even formal learning experiences where you may not have learned at all. If you think about all of the learning experiences you have had and have gone though, I’m sure there are some that are ineffective or maybe even bad.
Think back on the time you were a student, studying Social Science, History, Araling Panlipunan...
What was the most memorable learning experience you had during that time? Was it a good or a bad learning experience? As an educator now, what do you think made the learning experience that way?
✍ Write down your reflections from this prompt on your Learner Journal
Watch the video below for brief introduction to Learning Experience (LX) Design (4m 07s video):
Habi developed a framework for learning experience design called MISMO, or Mindsets, Intended Outcomes, Starting Context, Modular Steps, and Options and Alternatives. Here's another video explaining the MISMO framework (3m 53s video):
Watch the following videos for a closer look at each individual part of the MISMO framework:
Defining the Mindset behind a learning experience helps to answer the “why.” It ties each step or aspect together. Think of this as an articulation of your philosophy as a teacher and designer, which will inform the entire learning experience.
Articulating the Intended Outcomes for lessons, topics, activities, or materials in a learning experience helps us to stay aligned with larger learning outcomes.
Understanding the learners’ Starting Context is important to design an effective, meaningful, and human-centered learning experience for them.
Breaking down the learning experience into a combination of Modular Steps allows us to be flexible with the learning experience.
Thinking intentionally about Options and Alternatives helps keep the learning experience more accessible and adaptable, and ensures learning continuity should certain scenarios or situations happen.
💡 Have A Think!
Look back on your teaching experiences so far. Based on what you know now about LX design, would you consider yourself as a Learning Experience Designer? What aspects of LX Design or the MISMO framework are you already implementing in your teaching practice?
✍ Write down your reflections from this prompt on your Learner Journal