ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book addresses the capabilities a learning engineering team should contain and the processes for engaging stakeholders in an iterative process to improve learning outcomes. It explores the background for and implications of what learning engineer means in the context of course design, development, and support. The book discusses how effective improvement of learning outcomes through the implementation of evidence-based interventions requires the coordination of many stakeholders from across an organization. It describes several platforms that move beyond the limitations of conventional, online teaching by using live and archived streaming instruction coupled with interactive communication chat channels. The book also discusses the evolution of learning over time. It discusses how recognizing the potential value of applying learning science, and even having examples of the value of applying evidence-based approaches, still does not address how to make such practices stick at scale.
