Task 4.3 instructional design

Task 4.3 instructional design

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  What is it? Theart and science of creating effective learning environments (Murphy, 2000)
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  Overview What isbest practice in online course design? Planning Course structure Course design Course content Task types
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  Where do Istart?  Planning is paramount  Any good online learning programme is preceded by effective planning of the design and development process.  In the Australian VET system this is known as a Learning and Assessment Strategy.
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  What information doesa good learning and assessment strategy convey?  Introduction and background  Staffing  Learners  Programme aims  Content outline  Learning environment  Interaction and activities  Assessment  Learning materials  Student requirements (Murphy D, 2000)  A process of continual improvement – evaluate, test, pilot and revise (Pickett)
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  The ADDIE MODEL Consider using a framework to guide the planning process  Watch this brief video which provides a framework to utilise in the design and development process. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiLLz1SaxGc
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  Planning advice fromCurt Bonk  For more information listen to Curt Bonk’s tips for planning an online course  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3H7PbkndOk&featur e=related  Consider your organisation: What planning time is made available prior to implementing any new course? How will your team manage this time?
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  Course Structure andDesign  Design and adapt course for specific contexts and ensure material is audience appropriate (Murphy 2000)  Avoid duplicating the F2F classroom online – develop replacement concepts to suit the online environment (Pickett)  Avoid content heavy slides – readability is paramount  Ensure navigability is clear, simple with concise directions given for each task or assignment (van Duzar)
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  Course Content  Designassessments first – then design the content to achieve the assessment tasks(Bozarth 2011)  Provide flexibility in assessment tasks  Use tools that logically support the content  Be judicious and use readily available content – weblinks, utube etc  Ensure content is logically staged and the syllabus is easily located  Consider your audience/context – tailor content to suit and evaluate regularly
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  Task Types  Ensuretasks are relevant and meaningful – avoid ‘marginalised’ tasks  Consider a range of synchronous and asynchronous communication tools - email, discussion groups, chat rooms (text and video conferencing), wikis  Harness the opportunity for students to engage in collaborative learning through a range of innovative virtual tutorials (Murphy 2000)
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  Task types -connecting learners  Richard Culatta talks about the importance of developing interactive online learning that connects learners with each other and with experts and not just with content. The more online leverages social learning practices the more effective it will be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-_GCFdLdo
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  An E LearningDesign Framework for choosing technology  Access the link to learn more about a framework that helps guide the decision-making around technology choice/task types for online learning  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLshskPhA2w
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  Useful web links For a comprehensive summary please follow the link to Sophie’s excellent summary http://popplet.com/app/#/244817  Joan van Duzar has provided an excellent checklist for online course design: http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/
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  References  Murphy D2000, Instructional Design for Self Learning in Distance Education in Chin G (ed) The Commonwealth of Learning  Bozarth J, 2011 Nuts and Bolts: The 10 Minute Instructional Design Degree  Pickett: http://www.slideshare.net/alexandrapickett/whatworks206  Van Duzar J, 2002 Instruction Design Tips for Online Learning http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/