Instructional Design

Part I: I am a director of curriculum development for a school system. I believe that I need to hire an instructional designer, although I do not have that position on staff at present. I will need to make a case for hiring someone into this new role. My audience does not fully understand either instructional design, or the role of the instructional designer. Pls. answer the followings: 1. Briefly describe the nature of the organization and audience for the presentation. Clear description with details about the school and the audience, and this should be presented in order to try to have the position approved and funded. 2. Define the discipline of instructional design, and exp... click for more

What is the role of instructional designer in schools?

This posting offers a synopsis of roles for instructional designers within K-12 schools. It also provides a research citation based on the topic.

Role of instructional design in schools

This solution provides a theoretical overview as well as an easy summary of the role of instructional design within k-12 schools. It also includes a research reference for citation purposes.

Instructional Design Case Studies

Part I: Read the attached case study file (CaseStudy2) of Terry Kirkland. After the reading it, read the online version of the same case study at http://teach.virginia.edu/go/ITcases/Terry/#Scene4. Answer the following questions: 1. Using research sources, discuss THREE instructional methods used in the Kirkland case situation. 2. What instructional design resources might have been used in order to produce and develop the materials to support each of the methods? 3. Explain how each method supported, or did not support, student-centered, constructivist characteristics of learning. Part II: Read the attached case study file (CaseStudy3) of Terry Kirkland. After the readin... click for more

Instructional Design is explored.

These areas are covered: 1. Identify a problem requiring instruction and discusses the topic of the instruction to be covered with general goals 2. Clearly define the learning environment (what kind of school, neighborhood, classes, etc) and the context (What do they do everyday, etc.) in which the learning fits 3. Description of the learners including age, reading ability, learning styles (what kind of style, visual, etc?), prior knowledge 4. List 5 tasks that learners need to perform after the training is complete 5. Create 5 appropriate performance objectives in ABCD format 6. Classify each objective appropriately by both Bloom's & Gagne's classifications. Under wh... click for more