Instructional design is the art and science involved in the creation of learning experiences and materials that produce specific, structured and desired learning outcomes. This one-day session will demonstrate why creating learning materials is so much more than simply sitting down and writing a lesson plan. Participants will work through several phases of formal instructional design, for both classroom and online learning.
Topics and Tools Discussed
- The theory, practice, and technology of Instructional Design development
- Historic developments from ISD, to ADDIE, to SAM; and design strategies from Behaviorism, to Cognitive Psychology
- Recent influences from brain science
- Storyline
- Rise
- Captivate
- AR, VR, 360-Degree Video; and the newly comprehensive category coined “XR”
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of this class, the learner will be able to:
- Distinguish between topics and learning objectives
- Explain the importance of targeting both short-term and long-term memory
- Distinguish between Instructional design and eLearning authoring
- Explain the purpose and importance of several Instructional Design-related tools
The learner will also be able to describe and distinguish among the following Instructional design elements:
- Needs analysis
- Task analysis
- Learning hierarchy
- Learning taxonomy
- Learning matrix
- Learning exercise
- Learning evaluation
