6DM009: Instructional Design & development
Introduction to the module. Explanation and clarification of the assignment.
Please read Chapter 1 & 2 of the textbook for week2.
Discussion of the issues raised in chapter 1 & 2
Clarifying the individual chosen topics for the assignment.
Please read chapter 3 of the textbook for next week. Also read the following article:
Writing Educational Goals and Objectives
Guide to Writing Instructional Objectives in a Standards-based System (A Word Document)
As you know this week our session is going to be filmed. We start at 2 pm and get ready for 2:30 filming.
Please make sure you read and take notes. We will concentrate on Information processing model of learning
Ormrod, J.(2008) Essentials of Educational Psychology. 2nd Ed, Chapter 2,. New Jersey: Prentice Hall:
The Information Processing Approach
If anytime is left in teh session we will work on:
Drafting your aims and objectives for the project.
Discussion of the issues raised in chapter 2 & 3
Some essential readings on Constructivism:
Constructivist Learning Design
Reflections on Constructivism & Instructional Design
The Practice Implications of Constructivism
Please read Chapters 4 & 5 for this session.
You should now starteed serious research on the area you have chosen for your project.
Find out what is available already, what the issues are, and how best they can be taught.
Also read the following links on comparison between Behaviourism, Cognitivism and constructivism:
Behaviorist, Information Processing, Constructivist (Leilani Carbonell)
Objectivism/Behaviorism Cognitivism/Pragmatism Constructivism/Interpretivism (N. Dabbagh)
Please read chapters 6 & 7 of the textbook
You should have started structuring and writing assignment 1 by now.
Please read Chapters 8 & 9
Some essential readings on Learning Styles:
Please read chapter 12 & 13.
Please also have a look at the link below for short overview of some of the learning approaches.
http://www.learning-theories.com/
To understand memory and cognition more oyu can read the book chapter below:
Learning, Cognition and Memory
Please read chapter 14 & 15.
You should have a draft of your assignment by this week to discuss in class.
read chapter 16 of the book.
We will look at your final draft assignments and deal with any issues so you can finalise it by the next week.