INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
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and Design
What is Instructional Design?
An Instructional Designer designs the instructional materials,
like an architect designs a building. The Subject Matter Expert (SME) is one who is familiar
with the instructional content, and who provides the building materials
to the architect
to design the building accordingly.
Read a Definition of Instructional Design by Sara McNeil
ADDIE Model
The ADDIE model is one of the first ID models, and is
popular because it's simple, easy to use and flexible.
During analysis, the designer develops a clear
understanding of the "gaps" between the desired outcomes
or objectives, and the audience's existing knowledge and
skills. The design phase documents specific learning
objectives, assessment instruments, exercises, and
content. The actual creation of learning materials is
completed in the development phase. During
implementation, these materials are delivered or
distributed to the student group. After delivery, the
effectiveness of the learning materials is evaluated and
assessed.
The process is cyclic in nature. Depending on the
situation, the designer may start from any stage of the
ADDIE model and build on previous outcomes, and the five
stages may intertwine with each other.
(Interested in more information on the ADDIE model?
Read
Kruse and
Malachowski)
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How Can Our Instructional Designer Help Me?
Current online instructors
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New online instructors
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If you are:
- Moving a face-to-face course online
- Updating an existing online course
- Creating a new course from scratch
- Considering new approaches in the course's design and development
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If you are:
- New to WebCT and need training
- Creating a new course from scratch
- Transferring face-to-face content to an online course
- Desiring information and suggestions on designing online courses
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Please contact:
Na Wu
Instructional Designer
361-570-4256
wun@uhv.edu
UW 133F (Victoria Campus)
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Instructional Design
Tips and Strategies
New tips and strategies are developed
continuously by online educators and researchers from around
the world. We will update you regularly with the latest
techniques and research. To keep current on the latest
instructional design topics, please visit our blog,
Design.
Technology. Learning. We will archive the tips and
strategies in our Library of Online Teaching and Design
Strategies.
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Steps to Developing an
Online Course for WebCT
Ready to put your course online?
Click here to follow these steps in
preparing your course to be taught online in WebCT.
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Accessibility
and Online Course Design
To help ensure that your online courses are
accessible to all students--those with and without
disabilities, we have compiled some universal design
principles and web accessibility guidelines. The university
has established procedures for providing academic
accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For
detailed information, please refer to the ADA Accommodations
page.
Accessibility Guidelines for Online Course Design (PDF)
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