Unit 43: Instructional Design

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  Unit 43: Instructional design

  
  
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  Unit Introduction

  Instructional design is basically something you do every time you plan a lesson. You are designing how the instruction will take place. You consider what the objectives of the lesson are, what actions you will take, what actions your learners will take, how you will assess what your learners have learnt and in what sequence all of this is going to happen. One benefit of doing this in a physical classroom is that you can change direction whenever and however you need to based on how your learners respond.

  In this unit, however, we are going to consider instructional design for the online environment, where your interaction with learners is more limited and it is harder to change things in the middle of a lesson. For this reason, your planning needs to be more careful and considered.

  By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

  
  

  
  

  • Lesson: Instructional Design
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  Assessment instructions

  
  

  In this unit, we have explored the ADDIE model as a very useful method for managing and guiding an instructional design process. However, we found that the model was very generic. This means that it can be applied in lots or different situations but it also means that there is a lack of specificity. 

  
  

  Like most things in life, there are pros and cons to the ADDIE model. Your task is to

  1. Use the resources listed below to familiarise yourself with what some of these pros and cons are.
  2. Produce a document that lists and discusses at least 5 pros and 5 cons of the ADDIE model that are pertinent to you as a teacher. You can produce a Word document or a PowerPoint presentation. You could even create a short animation or screencast video.
     

  What is most important is that you are able to evaluate the pros and cons of the model so that you know what its advantages and disadvantages are. Knowing these means that you will be in a better position to use the model in your own instructional design work, especially for online courses.

  Pros and Cons of the ADDIE model:

  1. ADDIE Model Pros and Cons List
     
  2. Gaps in the ADDIE Instructional Design Model
     
  3. Weaknesses of the ADDIE model
     
  4. Any other resources you find on the Internet

  • Upload your list of ADDIE pros and cons Assignment
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  Attribution and References

  Attribution:

  • Commonwealth of Learning. (2014). What is Instructional Design? YouTube. CC BY.

  References:

  • Reeves, T. C., Herrington, J., & Oliver, R. (2002). Authentic activities and online learning. Available here.
  • Evelyn Pusal. (2009). ADDIE. YouTube. Standard YouTube Licence.
  • J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Analysis Phase. Standard YouTube Licence.
  • J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Design Phase. Standard YouTube Licence.
  • J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Development Phase. Standard YouTube Licence.
  • J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Implementation Phase. Standard YouTube Licence.
  • J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Evaluation Phase. Standard YouTube Licence.
  • Karin Kirk. (2015). Tips for Designing Online Courses. Available here.
  • Mesa Community College Centre for Teaching and Learning. (2017). Designing an online course. Available here.
  • Katherine Murray. (2011). Five tips for designing effective online learning modules. Available here.
  • TeachThought. (2017). 22 Tips For Better Teaching Online. Available here.

  
  
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  Licence

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    This unit on Instructional Design, part of the Teachers' ICT Integration Course by Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License with the exception of the following resources:

    Reeves, T. C., Herrington, J., & Oliver, R. (2002). Authentic activities and online learning. Available here.
    Evelyn Pusal. (2009). ADDIE.
    J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Analysis Phase.
    J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Design Phase.
    J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Development Phase.
    J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Implementation Phase.
    J. Clark Gardner. (2011). The ADDIE Evaluation Phase.
    Karin Kirk. (2015). Tips for Designing Online Courses.
    Mesa Community College Centre for Teaching and Learning. (2017). Designing an online course.
    Katherine Murray. (2011). Five tips for designing effective online learning modules.
    TeachThought. (2017). 22 Tips For Better Teaching Online.

    
    

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