Instructional Design from the outside looking in can be intimidating. As a teacher you are faced with never ending professional development. Some of it is interesting and some not so much but one thing that all Instructional Design Programs have in common is the goal to educate others. From our textbook, Rapid Instructional Design by George M. Piskurich, “One of the purposes of instructional design is to provide both an appropriate destination, and the right road to get you there…” Instructional design is a constant revolving door that is always looking for ways to improve. Instructional Design isn’t just compiling information and teaching a lesson, there are many factors that go into designing an instructional program. Instructional Design targets creativity, psychology, and creativity.
When it comes to my experience in designing, there is slim to none. This class has been the first class I take, along with the first situation I am in where I am planning a program from start to finish. In my experience in this class, it has challenged me to think from different perspectives. Being a teacher you think “I know how to teach, I do this everyday” but that is not the case. Instructional Design challenges you to think of the different minds that you are planning to reach. It challenges you to target the different domains of learning which include Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor.
This week we were asked to review our peers work, and it was a wake up call for me in more than one way. For starters, my partner’s project focused on a Tax Company that is targeting newly hired employees. I never once considered how individuals in different fields faced training programs and definitely never considered the different factors that went into designing training programs.
I am excited with all the information that we are acquiring. It has not only inspired me to be a better student, but has inspired me to be a better teacher as well. I will continue to build on my design project and hope to shed some light on the participants journey toward integrating more technology into the classroom.
References
Kozma, R. B. (1994). Will media influence learning? Reframing the debate. Educational Technology Research and Development, 42(2), 7-19. doi:10.1007/bf02299087
Piskurich, G. M. (2006). Rapid instructional design: Learning ID fast and right (2nd ed.) San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.
Overview of learning styles. (n.d.). Retrieved October 02, 2020, from https://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/
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