Giant publisher, Pearson just released a lengthy report on Learning Design Principles. It covers:

• Foundational issues
  Assessment Process, Instrument Design, Objective Design, Scaffolding, and more
• The nature of knowledge
  Creative Thinking, Self-Regulated Learning, Video in Instruction and Assessment, and more
• Practices to foster effective learning
  Cognitive Load and Multimedia 1 (Extraneous), Worked Examples, Universal Design for Learning, and more
• Approaches to learning together
  Collaborative Learning, Pedagogical Agents, Peer Tutoring, and more
• Learning environments
  Foundations of Adaptive Learning, Motivation Design, Simulations, and more
• Moving learning science into the classroom
  21st Century Learning, Learning Strategies, Global Design, and more