DM3028: 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)
Discussion of the issues raised in chapter 3.
Please read chapter 4 &
EDUCATIONALTHEORY FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Please make sure that you have read the materials on writing objectives that are under week 2 tab.
Come to the session with your notes and ideas for chapter 4 and have a list of clear objectives for your artefact.
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 5 for this session.
Make sure you email your aim & objectives to me.
You should now start 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.
Some essential readings on Information Processing:
(PDF file, 18 pages, ref: CURZON, L. B (1990) Teaching in Further Education. Cassell.)
The Information Processing Approach
You should have started struturing and writing assignment 2 by now.
Please read chapters 6 & 7 of the textbook
Some essential readings on Constructivism:
Constructivist Learning Design
Reflections on Constructivism & Instructional Design
The Practice Implications of Constructivism
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.