University teachers designing for active learning

Abstract

Presented is a concept that forms the basis of a larger research project which aims to understand the university lecturers design practices to foster creativity. The research findings of author’s PhD dissertation show that the university teachers’ design practice can be improved by paying more careful attention to explanation of the rationale for each designed task. When the communicative function of a task design is given proper emphasis – acknowledging the need for students to make designed tasks meaningful – then better outcomes become more likely.