At this point in the master’s program, I have received a lot of information that I am currently implementing into my profession, Minister of Music/Music Teacher. As I am learning the information, I find myself continually having conversations with people that are in related fields or want an instructional designer on their team. As […]
In this unit, there were readings on planning instructional interventions, choosing the items that into the intervention, as well as evaluation of the intervention. Instructors and instructional designers have to work together to plan instructional interventions through lesson plans. Choosing the items and events that are used in a lesson are just as crucial to […]
As we approach week 11 in the course, the material has been making more connections within the course to the readings and activities. The topics that I have been reflecting on more frequently throughout the semester as I learn more about what it means to be an Instructional Designer are the instructional analysis class activity […]
As we continue to delve further into instructional design and technology, I have come to understand how to properly develop an assessment that applies to the job, as well as different types of learning and developing instructional strategies based on the learning environment. There are a lot more intricacies in designing than I initially thought. […]
The readings we have done over the past months, have been very helpful and inciteful to me. The processes have been illustrated in great detail. I am compiling a very useful toolkit of reference material that I can use in my daily work life. I find the lists, charts and tables very helpful. I begin […]
Kokila Ravi Reflection Assignment #2 While reviewing methods of developing instructional strategies, I encountered again the strategy of chunking. I have known about this concept earlier and had tried my very best to provide content in chunked format. I understand that students’ short attention span demands that information is best absorbed when presented in bite […]
Yolanda Travis Reflection Paper #2 When I decided that I wanted to pursue a Master’s degree, I was not sure which field would match my professional experience and formal education. I spoke with several associates in the instructional design field and expressed my interests and my apprehensions. I decided to bite the bullet and […]
Working in education reaffirms that I know exactly what Instructional Designers do, being in this program thus far has been teaching me why we do these things. It’s been a scenic route so far so I’m just enjoying the view… “What changes in thinking or performance should occur?” “How will you know these changes have […]
I have started to understand what it is that my major means. I have learned to apply it to my daily career objectives. The ADDIE module is what has been helping me to comprehend why certain functions are the way they are. When you have to pull reports and figure out different means of gathering […]
Before I began this class, I had some experience in instructional design. I had spent about a year as the primary designer, iteratively creating curriculum for an ESL school in Taiwan. My curriculum was successful and is still in use today. I have always been proud of the structure I designed, because it was […]