LTEC 5210 Instructional Systems Design I- Fall 2016

Think about instructional design in general. What have you learned this semester about instructional design and development? I have learned a lot about instructional design from this course and from my classmates.  I have particularly learned a lot from the posts and comments from other students.  I am always amazed at all the different perspectives in this field.  Seeing other people’s project has had a good impact in the way I design content.  I saw some great work that made me rethink my own work to the point where I started two of my assignments over because my work was of lesser quality.  I also learned that the process can be tedious and at times redundant but you must keep moving forward to meet those deadlines. What about the process? The process can become overwhelming and confusing when paired up with the wrong client.  Fortunately for me, this time around, my client was very cleared with me about her needs and what the whole project was ab...

Reflect on the outcome of Project B. What worked? What did not? Why? Did you use your peer for feedback? If so, discuss the feedback your peer provided; if not, explain why? Discuss your clients feedback? What did you use? What did you reject? Why? I enjoyed working on project B.  I had originally contacted Dr. Taylor for a project he had in mind but he couldn’t meet with me early enough for me to develop his project so I contacted Dr. Holyfield who was in need of finding an electronic option for a portfolio all dental students are to keep for the four years they are dental students.  The reason for the portfolio is that the dental school gets accredited every seven years.  Part of the accreditation process requires the school provides the committee examples of works in which students have been introduced to some specific standards.  In the past, students were keeping a binder with paper copies of specific assignments. Due to having 400+ students and only one facu...

What does it mean to design instruction? To design instruction means to create, organize, develop, and deliver instructional material for learning purposes.  Part of the design process includes determining the pedagogical needs of the learners.  Because students have different ways of learning, the right pedagogical method should be used to accommodate all students.  Instructional material is usually designed and used to achieve course learning goals and objectives.  When designing instruction, there are many design models one can use.  One of the most common and well-known models is the ADDIE model.  ADDIE is an acronym of the five phases of this method, which includes analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.  This model is known for its flexibility as it can be used and modified to work with other models.  Other well-known modules include Dick and Carey, Kemp Design Model, and Instructional Systems Design ISD (Inst...

What does it mean to manage/regulate yourself (self-regulate) and others? Self-regulation and self-management are crucial in all aspects of our lives.  It is even more important when taking online courses and working full-time.  Is vital to managing one’s time so that at the end of the day, all things that needed to be taken care of are crossed out the to-do list, to stay on track.  This is even more important with courses in which there are no hard deadlines, such as this course.  It is so easy to go off track or put things off and before you know it, you find yourself trying to catch up.  When working with clients, like we did for these two big projects, it is also important to manage not only our time with our clients but also regulate our communication and interaction so that the project stays on track.  Having said that, instructional designers need to be flexible enough to accommodate all kind of clients’ personalities and schedules.  Ho...