Instructional Design Principles for Distance Education Christina Davis Grand Canyon University TEC 571 January 16, 2013

Organization and Planning from svdef.wordpress.com

Careful planning, balancing activities, and organizing learning must take place well in advance of scheduled instruction. from Teaching and Learning at a Distance

Dick and Carey model from instructionaldesign.org

Guiding students to learning Brainstorm Visual plan of action Find and create content Create modules

Organization Unit-major division of a course Module-basis for class discussion and instruction, usually one week Topic-lesson or presentation lasting one class session or discussion thread

Organization The topic is part of a larger module which is part of a larger unit. Unit Module Topic

Communication

Initial and continuous communication as consistent meaningful dialogue between instructor and student serves as a basic principle of online teaching. From Best Practices for Online Instructors

Weekly Schedules Inclusive dates Topics Learning outcomes Required readings Questions for forum discussion Due dates Any other relative information

Maintain 2-way communication Instructor learner Learner learner

Communication ◦1 to 1 ◦1 to several ◦1 to all ◦Within groups Announcements Blogs Phone

Learner-instructor InteractionMethod Presentation of information to students as well as the students’ responses Lectures Question and answer, Brainstorming activities Case studies Interviews

Learner-learner InteractionMethod Instructor provides opportunities for group work Cooperative learning projects Debates Role-playing Forum discussions

Learner-content InteractionMethod Students reflect on and interact with ideas and concepts Individual projects Homework assignments Interviews Surveys

Graphic design principles from dpageek.wordpress.com

Because a large part of elearning involves the learner viewing the screen, it’s critical that the visual elements you choose enhance the learning experience. from 3 Graphic Design Principles for Instructional Design Success

Layout Use layouts to convey meaning and create relationships to guide learning

What is the relationship between these characters? Is there one?

Does proximity and spacing effect the interpretation?

Organize content Use patterns and repetition to organize content to give learners visual cues about how the content fits together

What does this information mean to you? Web-users are used to quickly scanning for information This information is difficult to process because it all runs together

This is easier to process Repetitive elements such as the bold headline and underlined section headers help the learner know how information is related

Chunking the information helps learners sort the information and understand how it fits together

Limit information to necessary images

Bells and whistles may actually impede the learning process

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