I've always believed creating an effective eLearning course doesn't stop with
good instructional content.
In any blended learning environment,
good instructional content should include presentation, practice, and assessment.
Not exact matches
Presenting
content in a simple, meaningful way, is the art of
good instructional design.
blog features Allen Interactions staff members including
Instructional Designers, Strategists, etc., as
well as guest blogs from leaders in the industry to provide readers with engaging and meaningful
content.
For effective
content design, the design should follow
good learning theories and
Instructional Design principles.
All teachers were evaluated by five structured classroom observations aligned to the district's Teaching and Learning Framework, which defined domains of effective instruction, such as leading
well - organized, objective - driven lessons; checking for student understanding; explaining
content clearly; and maximizing
instructional time.
No matter how
well produced and
instructional the
content may be, the learning experience is primarily passive and the extent to which learners can control the flow of that
content is limited.
I am an
Instructional Designer and online learning unit builder (e-delivery team) and the following reflects some of the conversations I have with Subject Matter Experts to help them provide me with the
best possible
content for developing online learning units.
Whether an office cubicle, on the road, or on the floor of the factory, the workplace will determine the
best size of learning
content chunks, the
best media for delivery, and the
best instructional strategy.
Instructional Design is the practice of designing
content in a manner that assists learners to learn faster and
better... and leave them happier.
Each course author might have a specific style, they may be
good teachers but not
good at
Instructional Design; worst yet, they may not be
good at technology and might not understand how to upload
content on your website.
«We want them to be
well prepared in the
content and the
instructional strategies they are using,» says Mason, «but really, to go from the technical skills to the adaptive skills.
With a little creativity and the help of a
good authoring tool you can create very effective eLearning without the need of large investments on an LMS (so you can focus your investment on sound
Instructional design and
content development).
«One of the challenges in teaching is designing, and to be a
good designer you have to think about what you're trying to accomplish and craft a combination of the
content and the
instructional methods, but also the assessment.
Instructional days are filled with discussion about the
content, which helps students engage in
good conversation and think about what they may want to discuss on the air.
Instructional Designers in Offices Drinking Coffee (IDIODC) is a weekly live videocast and podcast that focuses on helping our peers create
better eLearning
content and user experiences in an educational and entertaining way.
Engaging,
well - designed, «sticky» eLearning
content generated with the help of
Instructional Design Professionals could be
better engagement tools to Millennials than any other outreach tool.
Each member must possess relevant qualifications (
Instructional Designers would need to possess experience in
Instructional Design and
content development, and excellent communication, visualization, analytical and conceptual skills; courseware designers would need to be experienced in multimedia and graphics; graphic and visual designers would need to have a keen sense of designing
good GUI and components), and sufficient experience to be able to understand, make useful recommendations, and develop eLearning that takes care of your organization's eLearning needs.
With a cumulative experience of more than 19 years in
content, I am
well - versed with various forms of
content and
instructional approaches.
Content: Mind Research provides the K - 12 math market with
instructional software and systems, as
well as textbooks and professional development resources.
Depending on the daily
instructional targets, Teresa is able to select students for particular nuggets of instruction knowing that the playlist supports those at digital
content as
well as other centers or stations.
Arizona's law allows schools to choose the tests that
best align with the institution's teaching practices instead of aligning their
instructional content exclusively with a single state or national test.
Category:
Best Practices Digital
Content Digital Learning ED
instructional materials Professional Learning
Not only that, but the portfolio of eLearning materials also contained
content inaccuracies, outdated graphics and images, and most of the
content was not aligned with modern
Instructional Design
best practices.
Good Instructional Design never really comes to an end; your
content can always be refined and improved.
This includes employees involved in creating the course design and materials, like
Instructional Designers, as
well as the industry experts involved in creating
content.
Much current research about
instructional leadership is focused on distributed leadership125 or on the leader «s
content knowledge.126 Meanwhile, questions about how and when the principal might
best engage with a teacher to address specific practices used by effective teachers have been under - researched.
But as
instructional leaders and teachers increasingly have a shared general understanding of what
good teaching looks like and how it is evaluated, many are asking how to grow teaching practice — in particular,
content areas like math, language arts, social science and others.
If technology is truly to impact both pedagogical competence, as
well as increase
content knowledge in the social studies, the apex of the
instructional delivery system — the instructor — must be the continual focus of these beliefs.
KIPP School Leadership Programs: Teacher Leader http://www.kipp.org/approach/highly-effective-teachers-and-leaders/kipp-leadership/ Designed exclusively for KIPP teachers in roles such as grade - level chair, department /
content chair, or Saturday school coordinator, the KIPP Teacher Leader Program is designed to help teacher - leaders hone their
instructional skills while learning new strategies to bring out the
best in their colleagues.
So, while that's the
good news, mobile learning comes with its own set of challenges, especially for
instructional designers who lay the foundation of the learning
content.
Collaborate with other departments to stay abreast of current standards and
best practices for
content management and integration * 2 + years of experience as an
instructional designer, technical...
Together, we'll help you to scale
best practices, engage teachers, and provide meaningful and purposeful
content that is relevant to
instructional practice
It is
better to frame the
instructional objectives first and then collect the
content.
Lisa believes that «every child can learn and deserves to have the
best education possible» She makes it her daily mission to know her
content inside and out, stay informed on the lasted pedagogy and
instructional tools / methods, and to always bring her «A» game each and every school day.
Upon identifying an area of need around supporting students in making meaning of math through
instructional best practices, an extensive literature review occurred and was focused around understanding the shifts in the Common Core State Standards, identifying the skills and
content knowledge needed to effectively teach mathematics, how students can make meaning of math, mathematical discourse, novice vs. expert teachers, and how to move teacher practice were reviewed.
With this design, the learners can pinch, scroll or zoom the eLearning
content and easily navigate while the
instructional content is optimized across the devices providing a
better learning experience.
Excellent English Language — Written and Oral; Strong
Content Analysis and Grasping Capability; Creativity; Meticulousness; Project and Process Planning and Monitoring; Reviewing; Very
good working knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel; At least 3 - 4 years of experience in
instructional designing; Ability to implement
instructional design theories and models; Ability to interact with clients and SMEs; Ability to lead a team of
instructional designers on a project.
Once a framework had been established, committee tasks were to then: (1) «zoom in» and break down specific targeted sections of the draft LPFs into what we called more detailed «mini progressions» for a smaller grade span, often adding some additional «interim steps» (progress indicators) to the mini progressions; (2) use the more detailed and focused mini progressions to design sample
instructional modules (with a series of 4 ‐ 6 detailed lessons) illustrating how a teacher in the general education classroom might move students along this smaller grain ‐ sized learning progression using
best practices in instruction; and (3) draw from
best practices in instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities to incorporate suggestions to each lesson plan for how to make the academic
content more accessible for all students.
While multiple meta - analyses and large - scale research studies have found that models following the bilingual approach can produce
better outcomes than ESL models, as measured by general academic
content assessments or measures of reading comprehension or skills, other studies indicate that the quality of
instructional practices matter as
well as the language of instruction.
At the structural level,
content teachers and English language specialists should work together in professional learning communities to
better understand their English learners» strengths and needs and to select or create
instructional supports to address them.
Rather than waiting until they know English
well to study grade - level academic
content, and studying only in English, ELLs work in both their first language and English throughout their
instructional program, thus becoming bilingual and biliterate.
As the PLC finished looking at work and discussed
instructional next steps for the presenting teacher, as
well as teachers at different grade levels, the principal expressed his new insight into the importance of putting student work on the table, and enthusiastically announced his intention to have PLCs in other
content areas adopt this model.
The critical element for history instruction rests in the finding that students believed the profile to be a
better way to demonstrate understanding of the
content, versus traditional
instructional strategies.
These include: · Use of
instructional programs and curricula that support state and district standards and of high quality testing systems that accurately measure achievement of the standards through a variety of measurement techniques · Professional development to prepare all teachers to teach to the standards · Commitment to providing remedial help to children who need it and sufficient resources for schools to meet the standards ·
Better communication to school staff, students, parents and the community about the
content, purposes and consequences of standards · Alignment of standards, assessment and curricula, coupled with appropriate incentives for students and schools that meet the standards In the unlikely event that all of these efforts, including a change in school leadership, fail over a 3 - year period to «turn the school around,» drastic action is required.
2010 CODiE Award finalist in 2 categories:
Best Education Solution, for the top overall education technology solution; and Best Mathematics Instructional Solution, awarded to the best school - based education technology solution for mathematics curriculum and con
Best Education Solution, for the top overall education technology solution; and
Best Mathematics Instructional Solution, awarded to the best school - based education technology solution for mathematics curriculum and con
Best Mathematics
Instructional Solution, awarded to the
best school - based education technology solution for mathematics curriculum and con
best school - based education technology solution for mathematics curriculum and
content
While it is not the job of the
instructional designer to become an expert in the subject matter, it is important that they become comfortable enough with the
content to determine the
best way to teach it.
2011 CODiE Award finalist in 2 categories:
Best Mathematics Instructional Solution, the best instructional solution for mathematics curriculum and content; and Best Virtual School Solution for Students, recognizing the educational solution that best delivers courses on
Best Mathematics
Instructional Solution, the best instructional solution for mathematics curriculum and content; and Best Virtual School Solution for Students, recognizing the educational solution that best delivers c
Instructional Solution, the
best instructional solution for mathematics curriculum and content; and Best Virtual School Solution for Students, recognizing the educational solution that best delivers courses on
best instructional solution for mathematics curriculum and content; and Best Virtual School Solution for Students, recognizing the educational solution that best delivers c
instructional solution for mathematics curriculum and
content; and
Best Virtual School Solution for Students, recognizing the educational solution that best delivers courses on
Best Virtual School Solution for Students, recognizing the educational solution that
best delivers courses on
best delivers courses online
Teachers at SMCPS can
better focus their teaching strategies and
content, making every
instructional moment count now that the district can disaggregate data from the student level all the way up to the district - wide level, The data pulled from Unify also enables the district to customize professional development and resources on opportunities that will have the greatest impact on teaching.
This is an important question because each
content area has its own body of knowledge, ways of communicating, arguing and reasoning — and particular
instructional practices
best suited to teaching it.