BBA Book response

Clarify how these theories sit in relation to other theories of design and learning. Include voices of rebuttal. R1: “the proposal of learning-centered design may not have been articulated as presented in this book but certainly follows characteristics and approached that several people in the field relate with”
- Idea: Use our individual stances in explore how the book’s argument fits within the field R2: “I would like the individual perspectives of each of the authors to come out more. The proposal reads pretty dry and I suspect that is partly a result of trying to achieve consistency across authors; as a reader and as an instructor who might assign this text, I would prefer the authors voices to come out more strongly throughout.”
Contextualize design for learning within the US cultural and educational context. R2: “as learning researchers we don’t just know how to make stuff, we know to what end our stuff should be made.”
Clarify to whom the book is aimed. Proposal: Highlight how design for learning tends to be an interdisciplinary project, and this book is meant to play in that space, where multiple stakeholders don’t understand each other. R2: To what audiences is the project addressed? “I feel that the authors still need some clarity on this point” R3: “My main concern is this manuscript appears to be trying to do too many things at once, and I worry it would lose its niche.”
Reorganize the book around extended worked examples. R2: “I think what I’m asking for is keeping the content as is but totally reorganizing the content around extended worked examples.” R3: “A related concern is whether the book is aiming to be a handbook or an overview with exemplars for best practices. I think it would find more strength in the latter. I especially liked the worked example from the courses taught” R3: “I really liked the examples and think there should be more, and that this should be the focus of the book: an applied approach to teaching educational/learning design through the learning-centered design toolbox and practices.”
Respond to recent publications which potentially overlap with our project. R3: “For example, I was surprised that the following timely notables – which are also more closely aligned to the book proposal’s aims – were not mentioned: "