tailieunhanh - A Designer’s Log Case Studies in Instructional Design- P45

A Designer’s Log Case Studies in Instructional Design- P45:This book deals with the design of distance education at an emerging dual-mode university, that is, a university offering courses both on-campus and via distance education or online in a variety of manners. It was written from the point of view of an instructional designer (ID) working alongside university professors in designing their courses for distance delivery | I realized that it was possible to do the things I had always wanted to do but for which I had never made time. On analyzing her course syllabus really liked the way we started the process. We looked at my course syllabus together and you showed me the HCS model. I could see where I could improve on my current syllabus it was all very relaxed there was no criticism of what was already there. I found that really positive. On writing objectives Obviously writing instructional objectives has always been my pet peeve. They are difficult to write. It seems as though we never get to write out everything we actually do in class. Sometimes I get the impression that the objectives are too minute too small if you will even insignificant and are not representative of everything my students achieve or produce in a class. But I believe it is a worthwhile exercise even if is hard to do. It makes us focus on the essentials and leave behind the rest. It s a good exercise that requires discipline. On the horizontal course syllabus I like dividing the course into separate parts one week at a time. In my usual course syllabus there are certain divisions and I have a pretty good idea of what I am going to do every week but the horizontal plan allowed me to be clearer and more precise. So I think this was a big advantage for my students. And by relying on my syllabus I know where I am in my subject matter. The only thing that bothered me was how crazy it was getting it designed. Heck it s OK now. I m just glad now that it s over and done. On how the course is organized As for course content I had in the past kept things rather loose in case I came upon something I wanted to add to the course at the last minute. Often right in the middle of a term I would find an article a chapter or a copy of something that I wanted to share with my students. As you know we re always searching for something new to show our students but now that my course is designed I can see the usefulness of planning