Student Learning Journey Map (SLJM): an instructional design process and toolkit to support constructive enhancement

Engineering education has gradually shifted from knowledge-focused teacher-centered learning to competence-focused student-centered learning attempting to expose students to a variety of learning activities as experience gained is crucial for the internalization of their knowledge and development of their competence. Besides intensive lectures and laboratory sessions, several teaching and learning methods have been brought to the discipline as an effective alternative accelerator supporting student learning within outcome-based learning. However, some instructors may find it difficult to employ the methods for enriched learning experiences since unique implications for individual methods, alignment to content, and other course design components are necessary. As a consequence, journeys become malfunctioned and unengaged, hindering achieving course learning outcomes. Therefore, this paper presents a course planning and preparation process and toolkit under the view of students to enrich their learning experience. SLJM is developed based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle and the LOVE learning experience model. It navigates the instructors through the process of transforming a course into an engaging and constructive learning journey with a step-by-step visual representation of how to choose and arrange the methods and prepare other course components. An intensive graduate course on Product Design and Development is employed to demonstrate the SLJM's usefulness.