tailieunhanh - A Designer’s Log Case Studies in Instructional Design- P15

A Designer’s Log Case Studies in Instructional Design- P15: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 | among learners which in turn facilitates knowledge accommodation and assimilation Piaget 1972 . Without dialogue without one s ideas confronting those of others experience would be lessened. We concluded by deciding to integrate teamwork as a preliminary requirement to individual work. It would be strongly suggested that students work in teams of two before completing individual activities. Oral presentations would henceforth be individual but that did not exclude preparation being conducted in teams. Because the professor felt she was unable to supervise the full participation of all students during their teamwork she decided to assess them individually. She added that she aimed at monitoring individual student progress because once out in the workforce they would normally be called upon to work without the support of others making decisions on their own and then assuming the consequences. For these reasons she considered that her approach was justified. Afterwards we got into the details about the kind of professional tasks her students would have to carry out once they had graduated to make sure that the different parts of her course effectively addressed the skill requirements. She explained that students once in the field would mostly be in reaction mode . problem-solving. Hence they would have to develop a strong capacity for resourcefulness. This exchange prompted me to speak to her about the heuristic approach based on algorithmic thinking. She didn t seem to understand just what that involved but she did demonstrate immediate resistance to the idea. No we don t do that followed by ahh what is it exactly So I summarized some of the research in this field . Landa 1974 and applications of it by Zemke 1982 . I explained how the approach was used in many fields such as nursing engineering and computer science. Because her students would have to solve problems on an ongoing basis the algorithmic approach might very well help them better understand the .