Instructional design is a systematic process of designing instruction that aims to ensure the quality of knowledge is transferred from an instructor to a learner.
In web education, students are likely to be overwhelmed by the vast amount of information that they may become unclear about their tasks as learners. Thus it is even more important in web education than in the face-to-face classroom to have good instructional design to deliver the right content in the right context to the right user using the right media.
In the design process, instructional designers follow ISD models to systematically guide them to create a workshop, a course, a curriculum, an instructional program, or a training session. ISD Models are visualized representations of an instructional design process, showing the main elements or phases, and their relationships. Examples of ISD models include: Dick & Carey Model, ADDIE Model, Kemp Model, ICARE Model, and ASSURE Model. These models share three major activities: analysis, strategy development, and evaluation.
Part of the analysis phase involves understanding the learner. But how does an instructor develop an understanding of the characteristics and needs of an online learner as the instructor has little or hardly any face-to-face contact with the learner? How do we adjust teaching style and course content, and consider the needs and expectations of a diverse audience?
References:
Kemp, J.E., Morrison, G.R., & Ross, S.M. (1996). Designing Effective Instruction, 2nd Edition.
Retrieved on March 19, 2007, from http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/s/j/sjm256/portfolio/kbase/IDD/ISDModels.html
1 comment:
The idea (bandwagon?) of 'information literacy' immediately springs to mind when reading this definition of 'instructional design'. What came first - the chicken or the egg?
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