For this activity we were reading Bates (2014) and Thomas (2010). The short Bates reading mainly argues that the ADDIE instructional design model is too inflexible to be appropriate for teaching in the digital age, while Thomas is a long reading that covers a lot of ground.<\/p>\n
Thomas (2010) points out that instructional design is not clearly defined in the literature and therefore it may be difficult to redefine something that has for decades not been clearly defined.<\/p>\n
For instructional designers who claim to follow the ADDIE instructional design model, how many can really say that they have an evaluation phase where they make sure the instructional materials achieved the desired goals? I suspect that evaluation is often minimal or absent.<\/p>\n
Rapid prototyping sounds interesting, but who has time for this? What would an interactive process look like? What sort of testing is done, and how can it be done quickly enough for the entire process to be considered iterative? Presumably there would need to be at least several iterations for it to be iterative. Iterative designs seem to be popular in product design or modern software design, but I have difficulty imagining this working in most instructional design environments. What do you think?<\/p>\n
Participatory design is another one I have difficulty imagining working in most environments.<\/p>\n
Reigeluth\u2019s Elaboration Theory, according to Thomas (2010), indicates that\u00a0instruction should go from abstract-to-concrete for optimal learning, but does not explain what this would mean. What does this mean? Perhaps this is simply presenting the theory of a new idea before referring to examples? If so, I believe I’m someone who tends to learn better starting with examples.<\/p>\n
I find that Gagne\u2019s nine events really resonate with me. For example, Thomas (2010) states that according to Gagne’s nine events that instruction should “explain how meeting the objective is useful to the students in terms of real-world applications” (p. 194). I think it really helps fuel learners’ intrinsic motivation to know that the learning will be relevant and useful to them. What do you think of\u00a0Gagne\u2019s nine events?<\/p>\n
References<\/strong><\/p>\n Bates, T. (2014, September 9). Is the ADDIE model appropriate for teaching in a digital age?<\/a> [Blog post]\n