Foundations of Educational Technology Evaluation

Module 1: Foundations of Educational Technology Evaluation

As a discipline, instructional design is a very well-developed field that is abundant with theories and frameworks. While learning theories is not the focus of this course, it should be noted that the three schools of learning theories - behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism - are the theoretical foundations of the discipline of instructional design. There exist a number of instructional design models, and we'll focus on the most widely used ones in this module, including (1) ADDIE Model, (2) Dick and Carey's Model, (3) Merrill's First Principles of Instruction, (4) Gagne's Nine Significant Events of Instruction, and (5) The Rapid e-Learning Model. 

In Module 1, we studied several widely used instructional design models and prepared a video presentation (about 10 minutes) to address the following topics:

1. What is instructional design?
2. An overview of the widely used instructional design models. When describing each ID model, (1) use a graph, (2) discuss a model's origin & development, key components/principles, and usage, and (3) analyze each using a system, such as learning theories (behaviorist, cognitivist, and constructivist), or instructional levels like curriculum, course, lesson, unit, or concept.
3.  Application of one specific instructional design model in a real-world education/training situation. Justify how the model selected is robust in addressing the specific learning goals, audience, and context of the instructional design project.

References

McTighe, J., & Wiggins, G. (2005). Understanding by design (Expanded 2nd ed.). Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2013). National standards & grade-level outcomes for K–12 physical education. SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators.

Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2007). Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement. ASCD.

Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2011). The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units. ASCD.