Specialist Diploma in EdTech Design with AI

2D Art Asset Creation

This practical module teaches the fundamentals of 2D art design. Students will learn the iterative design process through which they can create convincing and attractive 2D art assets to meet learning solution needs with Generative AI Tools.

Designing and planning character and prop model sheets, user interfaces, functionality diagrams and simple animated sequences are among skillsets taught. Through practice and hands-on exercises, students will also pick up include basic shape construction, silhouette and thumbnail creation and colour theory.

3D Art Asset Creation

3D Art Asset Creation covers the skills and techniques needed to create 3D art assets such as characters, creatures, props, and environmental assets, and optimise them for platforms such as games, and other digital media with Generative AI Tools.

Students will learn how to model 3D objects and then apply textures and rig and animate them. Students will also learn to optimise and prepare 3D assets to be imported into a game engine to create interactive and engaging experiences.

Analyse Learning Needs and Develop Curriculum for Technology Enhanced Learning 

Students will learn how to design an effective technology enhanced learning (TEL) curriculum to meet the desired learning outcomes, based on the learning needs analysis and guided by evidence-based curriculum design models. Students will be introduced to different and emergent assessment strategies aligned with effective assessment principles to evaluate and support learning. Students will also have an opportunity to design effective TEL lessons guided by established instructional models and explore the different ways to incorporate learner-learner, learner-content, and learner-teacher interactions to deliver an optimal online learning experience.

Immersive Learning with AI

This module introduces the core concepts of technology such as AR, VR, MR and 360 degree camera content for creating immersive experiences with the aid of AI Tools. Students will learn about the various immersive technologies, how they are created, have hands-on use of equipment and tools that can be used to create content that engage audience for a specific purpose.

Games and Gamification for Learning

This module introduces students to ludopedagogy which will equip them with fundamental game design knowledge and play theory, to plan, develop, and implement the use of games, gamification, and play in a learning environment.

Students will learn to identify suitable games for learning and apply game design skills to craft entertaining experiences to improve the effectiveness of learning materials. Students will also be able to apply principles of gamification and play theory to improve engagement in the learning environment, and to improve and shape learning behaviours.

Creating Adventure Games for Learning

This practical module introduces the core knowledge and skills needed to create a text-based adventure game for learning. Using ludopedagy methods enhanced with Problem based learning, students will learn how to create a highly interactive learning game through gamification and play theory methods with a text input to effectively engage a target audience.

Design and Develop Assessment for Technology Enhanced Learning

Students will learn assessment principles and apply them in designing assessment items/instruments for summative, formative and feedback purposes. They will review the dynamics between assessment creation and the affordance of different modes, designs, and tools, and how motivation and engagement with learning can be augmented and enhanced using interactivity.

This module also introduces learning analytics, focusing on how to gather data and interpret trends from the learning experiences and learners’ assessment with AI enhanced tools and processes. This enables students to relate how to use analytics to monitor learners' progress and support learning.

e-Authoring Design and Publishing with AI

e-Authoring Design and Publishing module provides students with knowledge and skills to create engaging digital learning content using text, media, and interactions with the aid of AI Tools. This module teaches students to arrange and manipulate both ready-to-use and customised assets hence giving them the ability to cater to unique project demands.

By the end of the module, students will be able to develop and convert their interactive content into various formats for Learning Management Systems to meet client’s needs.

Visual Design

n this module, students will be introduced to visual design theories and principles. Students will learn how colour theory, gestalt principles, ratio and proportion, visual hierarchy, and other fundamental visual design concepts can be applied to the design of user interfaces.
By the end of the module, students will be able to create the visual design of a user interface using industry-relevant tools and techniques, as well as critique user interface designs and layouts.