Artifact

Elementary School Assembly presenting respect and responsibility

 

Course

MCOM 530 Instructional Design for Effective Learning

 

Outcome 1

Employs the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline of instructional technology and creates an environment conducive to effective integration of technology into the school curriculum.

 

Summary

Designing this elementary school assembly forced the designer to break down each element of the assembly and evaluate the relationship between the presenter and the audience. The assembly design was created using the Dick and Carey systematic design of instruction. The model includes: identifying instructional goals, conducting instructional analysis, analyzing learners and context, writing performance objective, developing assessments, developing instructional strategy, developing and selecting instructional materials, and designing and conducting formative and summative evaluations. In addition, this project incorporated Universal Design for learning requiring the designer to recognize and design according to the recognition, strategic and effective learning networks. This artifact provides a fantastic framework for a school assembly presentation, but more importantly, serves as a foundation for future design work.

 

Reflection:

This was the hardest project for me in the instructional technology major. The instructional design process is detailed and difficult. After taking MCOM 530, Instructional Design for effective learning, I understood why the process of design and integration is so important and why it is done so poorly at times. Through the creation of this elementary school assembly, I learned the Dick and Carey model for instructional design as well as universal design for learning. Within the Dick and Carey model, I also learned the difference between formative and summative assessment and why the combination of the two are important for the learner and the instructor.