A Surprising Navigation: The Emergence of the LODEStone Model for Specialized Learning Design, Through the Creation of OCTBR, a Creative Commons-Licensed Course Development Tool for Health Science Learning.

The LODEStone model is an emerging design model for consulting on organizational, department or team level challenges for specialized learners. LODEStone evolved from the iterative design of OCTBR, a course development tool created at an academic health science center (AHSC). OCTBR's purpose is to help create better blended and online learning experiences for graduate-level students in medicine, allied health and related health sciences. Reflecting on how OCTBR was developed, we describe a pilot model of Learning, Opinions, Discerning, Equipping and Shaping (LODEStone) that can be used to design other projects for specialized learners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]