ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to clarify the different conceptions of design within the educational field. It presents a schema of relationships which would seem to hold in realisation between the different senses of design. J. Heskett's sentence is used to point out aspects of design that need to be clarified individually and for their relationships. The domain of design for learning is the field of 'giving form' to learning possibilities. This is to be understood widely, so that the domain includes the giving of form to resources, learning environment, group interaction and learning activities. Design for learning may take place within informal or non-formal learning settings such as the workplace or the museum, as well as within formal education. The approach of instructional design – also termed instructional systems design – is concerned with design for learning at all the educational structure levels, ranging from full programs over curricula, learning environments and learning materials to individual tasks.
