Design & Development

The ADDIE Model is a process that Instructional Designers conduct when they identify a problem or need, that can be improved by developing instructional material. It is a cyclical process made of 5 phases: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. These phases serve as a guide for Instructional Designers to create the most effective learning tool after conducting an analysis of the problem at hand.

In this phase, Instructional designers are able to take the identified problem and put it through the Who, What, and How process to settle on a plan that will best address the problem at hand. In the Who step, instructional designers must understand the target audience they are working with and develop a method to collect key information that will allow the ID to move to the next step. In the What step, the ID will settle on a delivery method. In the How step, the ID will identify a way to measure if the goal and objectives were achieved.

In this phase, the Instructional designer develops materials that are necessary to execute an effective instructional training or tool that was identified in the design phase. Materials can be anything from worksheets, information guides, checklists, computers, and objects that are key to the learning model's success.

In this phase you take all the information from the analysis phase, the objectives and curriculum from the design phase, and the materials created in the development phase and put it to the test. An ID can conduct a beta test, pilot test, or full deployment of the instructional product.

In this phase, you are able to take the resources you developed in the analysis phase and development phase to access the effectiveness of your instructional material. You gather data that will provide feedback on the instruction, the delivery, the materials, and constructive criticism for further improvement. You also access if your goals and objectives where accomplished.

The Successive Approximation Model (SAM) serves to address the shortcomings of the ADDIE model. In the SAM model uses a rapid approach to the design and development phase while still being able to produce complete and flexible projects.

Process

Preparation Phase: In this phase the designer quickly gathers background data from the stake-holders of the project. An early iteration of the project are decided here based on the data collected.

Iterative Design Phase: The majority of the project planning takes place during this phase. Goals and objectives are decided, while simultaneously creating prototypes of the content. The process goes through iterative phases where continuous changes and improvements are done before proceeding to the next phase. The designer can always return to this phase if the next phase proves to have some short comings

Iterative Development Phase: When a design is agreed upon, the projects enters a cyclical development, implementation, and evaluation process. It is important to create feedback tools so you have ways of collecting data for improvement or assurance. This is where the SAM model excels over the ADDIE model, because normally in the ADDIE model you wait till the end to receive feedback, but in the SAM model you allow constant feedback to be available during the entire process.

The goals of this project for a faculty member who is designated to teach in one of these rooms are to be able to understand the full functionality of the classroom and to demonstrate proficiency in navigating the graphical user interface. Here is a video that shows the first few minutes of the pilot test of our training. As the subject matter expert and trainer, I got a chance to gain experience delivering the training to fellow coworkers, and was able to learn ways to improve the training for future sessions.