Content
From The Learning Engineer's Knowledgebase
The content of a learning experience is combination of (1) the sources of information provided to learners (in the form of media) and (2) the learning objectives and topic areas that the experience focuses on. Content is also often referred to as content area, subject, subject matter, domain, and domain of knowledge.
Definition
Content describes the topics and subjects of the informational materials and media within a learning experience that learners use to learn, as well as the learning objectives of a learning experience (such as the knowledge and skills that learners are expected to achieve).
Content can also be interpreted more literally, such as the table of contents of topics, concepts, objectives that are present in a learning experience.
Additional Information
Content is also often referred to as content area, subject, subject matter, domain, and domain of knowledge.
The content of a learning experience is a description of everything inside of the learning experience. It is a quick way of describing the topics that will be studied, the knowledge and skills that are being learned, and the types of media and informational resources that are given to students to help them learn more about the topics.
People often refer to content as what a learning experience contains, such as as what is in a course, or what a learning product is about.
Tips and Tricks
- It is useful to consider and write down what your learning experience is about. Although a principled designer will base their educational products on the learning objectives that they want to achieve, it can also be useful to describe the content, topics, and themes that a product contains when discussing the product with other people or convincing someone to implement the product (like a teacher).
- A learning product can be simultaneously described by (1) its learning objectives, (2) the activities and interactions that learners do, and (3) the topic areas/themes (i.e., content) that are encountered in the product. Making lists of topics and themes that are explored in your product can help people know what your product is about, in addition to describing your learning objectives and learner activities.
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