EDTC 6020 Principles of Instructional Design

This page is one person's (Martindale's) descriptive guide and approach to this course.

This is an important course. It is foundational to the rest of the degree program. The things you learn in this course will serve you well in any instructional situation. In this course you will explore the basic terminology, historical perspectives, theoretical basis, research, and practical application of instructional design. This course enables students to use and apply instructional design principles.

The course is designed to instruct students on the instructional design process and current trends and issues related to instructional design. We will investigate the historical, current, and emerging technologies and processes as related to the application and integration of ID in education and training environments.

Sample Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the major components of the instructional design process
  2. Conduct a goal analysis
  3. Conduct a subordinate skills analysis
  4. Conduct a learner analysis
  5. Describe how entry behaviors can be identified for a specific population
  6. Define the contexts for learning and performance for a specific instructional task
  7. Formulate performance objectives from instructional goals and their subordinate skills
  8. Develop criterion-referenced test items for specific performance objectives
  9. Suggest motivational strategies and activities for a specific instructional task
  10. Develop a design evaluation chart
  11. Formulate an instructional strategy
  12. Describe a personalized approach to the instructional development process

Sample Class Assignments

  1. Class Activities and Participation: online activities, readings, discussion, chat, etc.
  2. Annotated Bibliography
  3. Instructional Design Project
  4. Exam

Sample Required Materials and Texts

  1. The Systematic Design of Instruction. Walter Dick, Lou Carey, and James Cary. 6th Edition. Addison Wesley Longman.
  2. Other readings as assigned.

Sample Schedule

Week Topics Major Assignments

Week 1
  • Course introduction, policies, and tools
  • Student introductions
  

Week 2
  • The Dick and Carey Model and the Systematic Design of Instruction
  • Needs Assessment
  • Chapter 1 and 2
  • Module 1

 

Week 3
  • Chapter 3: Conducting a Goal Analysis
  • Module 2 Goal Analysis

 

Week 4
  • Chapter 4: Identifying Subordinate Skills and Entry Behaviors
  • Module 3 Adding Subordinate Skills
  1. Goal Analysis Flowchart
  2. Launch Page

Week 5
  • Chapter 5: Analyzing Learners and Contexts
  • Module 4 Learner Analysis
  

Week 6
  • Module 4 Learner Analysis
  • Module 5 Contextual Analysis

Learner Analysis chart

Week 7
  • Chapter 6: Writing Performance Objectives
  • Module 6 Writing Objectives

Annotated Bibliography topic

Week 8
  • Chapter 7: Developing Assessment Instruments
  • Module 7 Developing Assessment Instruments

Contextual Analysis chart

Week 9
  • Module 8 Design Evaluation Chart
  • Chapter 8: Developing an Instructional Strategy
  1. Design Evaluation Chart
  2. Performance Checklist

Week 10
  • Module 9: Sequence and cluster chart
  • Module 10: Motivational activities
  • Module 11: Testing Procedures
  • Chapter 9: Developing Instructional Materials
  1. Sequence and Cluster Chart
  2. Motivational Description
  3. Testing Procedures

Week 11
  • Module 12: Sample component
  • Module 13: Instructional methods
  • Chapter 10: Designing and Conducting Formative Evaluations
  1. Sample Component
  2. Annotated Bibliography

Week 12
  • Chapter 11: Revising Instructional Materials
  • Chapter 12: Designing and Conducting Summative Evaluations

ID Project

Week 13
  • Review Projects
  • Exam Review
  

Week 14
  • Exam

Exam

Week 15
  • Wrap-up