ID 553 - Introduction Module

Welcome to ID 553

Welcome to ID 553. This course introduces the principles and practice of instructional design (ID): the systematic process of analyzing learning needs, designing and developing instruction, and evaluating whether it worked. You will leave with a working knowledge of the major ID models, experience analyzing realistic design cases, and a complete instructional plan of your own.

Video: Welcome to ID 553. Welcome video: what instructional design is, how the course runs, the design project, and grading. (Instructor: build with make_videos.py or record and embed your own.)

Course description

An intensive introduction to the principles associated with designing instruction for classroom, workplace, and online settings. Topics include the history and models of instructional design, front-end analysis (learner, context, and task), learning objectives and aligned assessment, instructional strategies, multimedia and accessibility principles, rapid prototyping, and formative and summative evaluation. Two case analyses develop professional judgment; a staged instructional plan develops practical skill. Three credit hours.

Who this course is for

Teachers who want to design instruction more deliberately.
Trainers and faculty developers who build courses and workshops.
Technologists and media specialists who work with subject-matter experts.
Graduate students preparing for advanced ID coursework or research.

No prior ID coursework is assumed.

Course objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Describe the origins, purposes, and major models of instructional design and select a model appropriate to a given context.
Analyze an instructional design case, identify the underlying design problem, and recommend a defensible course of action.
Conduct learner, context, and task analyses for a real instructional need.
Write measurable learning objectives and design assessments aligned with them.
Plan an instructional intervention that applies evidence-based strategies and multimedia and accessibility principles.
Design a formative and summative evaluation for the intervention.
Reflect critically on your own design decisions and on the limits of the models you use.

Course map

Module	Topic	Major work
Introduction	Orientation	Assignment 1: Introduction Discussion
1	Introduction to ID Models	Assignment 2: Understanding ID Models
2	ID Case Analysis I	Assignment 3: Case Analysis I
3	Learner and Task Analysis	Assignments 5 and 6: Learner Analysis; Task Analysis
4	Objectives and Aligned Assessment	Objective Clinic (discussion)
5	ID Case Analysis II	Assignment 4: Case Analysis II
6	Planning and Designing the Intervention	Assignment 7, Part 1: Instructional Plan
7	Evaluation	Assignment 7, Parts 2 and 3: Evaluation Plan and Peer Review; Final Reflection
Closure	Course Closure	Assignment 8: Course Reflection

The numbering of assignments follows the order in which they were designed, not the order of modules; Assignment 4 sits in Module 5 because the second case is best analyzed after you have practiced front-end analysis.

Grading

Component	Points
Assignment 1: Introduction Discussion	25
Assignment 2: Understanding ID Models	50
Assignment 3: Case Analysis I	100
Assignment 4: Case Analysis II	100
Assignment 5: Learner Analysis	75
Assignment 6: Task Analysis	75
Assignment 7, Part 1: Instructional Plan	150
Assignment 7, Part 2: Evaluation Plan and Peer Review	75
Assignment 7, Part 3: Final Reflection	50
Assignment 8: Course Reflection	50
Module discussions and knowledge checks	50
Total	800

A = 90% and above; B = 80 to 89%; C = 70 to 79%; below 70% does not earn graduate credit.

Required readings

All required readings are provided within the modules as pages or open-access links. No textbook purchase is required. Recommended for those who want a companion text: Brown and Green, The Essentials of Instructional Design (Routledge), any recent edition; and Ertmer, Quinn, and Glazewski, The ID CaseBook (Routledge), for additional cases.

Instructor

Idowu David Awoyemi, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies, The University of Alabama. Email: idawoyemi@crimson.ua.edu. Expect a reply within two business days; virtual office hours are announced in the course.