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with Connie Malamed
Home is Here is an Instructional Design exercise from Connie Malamed's class, Instructional Design Masterclass 2022. The class was created to take learners through the Instructional Design process. Using fictional scenarios, we created products used by many Instructional Designers (shared below, listed in "process order").
Instructional Design Master Class 2022, with Connie Malamed
Why are we doing training? What kind of training is needed? Will training solve the problem?
Who needs to do the learning? What background knowledge and skills do they have? Are they open to training? How do we obtain this information?
How can we develop empathy for our learners? How might learner characteristics affect the way we communicate training?
What are the business goals that drive the need for training? What actions should learners take to meet business goals? What practice activities can give learners feedback for improvement? What minimal information is needed to perform the practice activities?
What specific skills need to be increased to meet the business goal? What are the sub-skills needed to meet Photography Standards?
What are the details of instruction for each sub-skill (photography & customer service)? Where does learner feedback come from?
How long will training take? How long should training take? Are there alternatives? Most needs for training are urgent, but faster is not always better for learners.
Suggested format for an eLearning module presenting info on the first sub-skill for phone photography standards. Does it communicate well? Does the user navigate the interface well? Does the user learn through this prototype?
Developer instructions for the creation of the first eLearning module. Does it tell the Developer everything they need to know to create the module? How to show the small (slides) and big picture (navigation map)?
Did I actually finish the course? Yes, I did! I completed every assignment and often developed them more than required. Looking forward to Connie's next class...
I am so grateful for Connie's masterful instruction on the Instructional Design process. It felt very natural to do these assignments, even though they were new to me. My growth was mostly felt in learning how other people in the field apply terminology and how they communicate with stakeholders, especially with written documentation. This has also helped me to recast much previous experience (instructor, survey researcher, data analyst, video client project manager, Ed Psych grad student) into an ID framework.
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