EDF5769 Designing digital content
Faculty of Education
EDF5769 Designing digital content is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5769
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF5769
No unit lists EDF5769 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in course owned by Faculty of Education
Overview
A core part of educational design is the design and development of digital content for learning, including text, image, audio, video, and interactive media. Drawing on theory and best practices in learning design, learning sciences, and media production you will create multimedia learning assets that are pedagogically sound, engaging, and accessible. You will also critically evaluate the technologies used to create and deliver digital content, including learning management systems, media platforms and artificial intelligence. You will also develop a working understanding of copyright, accessibility, and intellectual property considerations in content creation.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Distilling principles of content design: a structured literature review (1600 words or equivalent)Written40%
- The design, development and evaluation of learning objects (2400 words or equivalent)Project60%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and apply learning design principles to the creation of multimedia learning content
- 2
critique and improve upon the design of digital content, drawing on an understanding of theory, research and best practices in the field
- 3
evaluate content design for accessibility, equity, and copyright compliance
- 4
effectively communicate and justify learning designs, using a variety of media.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
- 12 contact hours and 12 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester; or
- 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester*
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester.
*International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this contact hour delivery mode.
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through, collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Michael Henderson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5769?
EDF5769 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5769 offered?
EDF5769 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is EDF5769?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5769 have an exam?
No. EDF5769 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.