Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
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Consistent course and module designÂ
Effective course-level planning is essential for creating a coherent, navigable, and engaging distance learning experience.
Taking a whole-course perspective enables you to better support students as they transition into, progress through, and ultimately complete the course. This approach helps ensure that learning is structured, purposeful, and responsive to the needs of diverse learners.
To provide a more cohesive and inclusive online student experience use a consistent module design across the course.
Course teams should ensure consistent use of language and structure across all teaching materials and online spaces to support intuitive navigation and a cohesive learning experience.
This consistency enables students to:
- Engage confidently with learning content
- Transition smoothly between modules
- Develop a clear sense of course identity and coherence
A unified structure, through consistent use of layouts, terminology, and navigation, also:
- Enhances usability and reduces cognitive load
- Minimises the need for students to relearn where to find or how to engage with content
- Supports tutors in structuring weekly content and delivering materials effectively
If you have a visual identity for your course this can be applied across course spaces in MyBeckett (as well as in communications and learning materials) to create a sense of cohesiveness, familiarity and belonging.
