The value of design patterns in designing teaching in online settings

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the development of a pattern language for designing online learning and teaching. The aim of these patterns is to facilitate teachers in designing their online teaching environment using a scaffolded methodology that maintains and confirms their individual design agency. Design patterns capture expert knowledge in ways that can be reused to solve problems but never in the same way twice. Here, the authors provide an overview of the patterns, their interrelationship, and reflect on the value of design pattern and their use, highlighting how they can be deployed to enhance online teaching in an iterative design cycle approach.