{"id":428,"date":"2018-11-17T09:36:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0066\/?p=428"},"modified":"2018-11-17T09:36:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T17:36:31","slug":"early-thoughts-on-addie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0066\/early-thoughts-on-addie\/","title":{"rendered":"Early thoughts on ADDIE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is ADDIE still a relevant learning design model? (Photo credit to Pixabay user kreatikar. CC0 1.0- Public Domain)<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s our first week in LRNT524 – Innovation, Design, and Learning Environments in the\u00a0RRU MALAT Program. Our first task is to review some readings on the ADDIE design model in the\u00a0context of designing learning. Bates (2014) describes ADDIE thoroughly, breaking\u00a0down the steps of Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate. ADDIE seems thorough, and aside from being noted by Bates (2014) as perhaps lacking an initial preparatory step, the model has appeared to be a\u00a0sound foundation for design for many years.<\/p>\n

Bates states that ADDIE “…is a\u00a0design model\u00a0used by many professional instructional designers for\u00a0technology-based teaching” (2014, para 8). Right there I feel internal conflict. Am I using ADDIE to design\u00a0instruction or to design learning? This concern resonates through some known critiques of ADDIE, particularly on the Constructivist front, where social effects on learning are always in our consciousness. Through Constructivist thinking,\u00a0learners create meaning as they internally reflect, measure information against their current thinking and cognitively process those thoughts. (Bates, 2015). A focus on instruction and content delivery will not likely support this higher level, social thinking process.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0ADDIE model, learners appear to be considered on the front end through the Analysis stage. This is where we would observe their characteristics\u00a0and consider any of their prior knowledge (Bates, 2104). I question whether this all we need to know about our learners. What about design empathy? Current design-thinking models like Stanford’s d.school model<\/a>\u00a0(Stanford University Institute of Design, 2016) begin their design process with deep empathy and immersion in the perspective of the end-user, with constant feedback from users on prototypes during creation cycles. ADDIE considers our learners again in the back-end evaluation stage but this is far too late in the\u00a0process to make redirections in design. Bates describes ADDIE as linear in nature and as being best for large, complex projects (2014). For me, ADDIE’s linear flow feels ‘heavy’ and almost inconsiderate through the lens of learner-centered thinking, much like trying to turn a cruise ship away from a storm, while the sailboat next to you is able to redirect almost immediately.<\/p>\n

According to Bates (2014) ADDIE’s history has roots in the second world war and has been used by the UK’s Open University since 1971. ADDIE has a proven track record of successes within learning design; however, consideration in learning design model may also benefit from an iterative process. Thomas (2010) supports that both learning and instructional design are experiencing a shift from instructivist to constructivist pedagogies, yet he also reminds us that one single learning theory in our design is not likely sufficient. Thomas (2010) offers that 21st century learning design will require models that allow focus on acquisition, evaluation, and synthesis of knowledge through collaborative practices and in broad social contexts. Our teaching experiences, knowledge of learning theory, and current awareness of digital learning environments can be used to inform our choices in learning design, while a focus on design theory will allow us the empathy to maximize learner experience and engagement. Perhaps it is time to consider ADDIE version 2.0.<\/p>\n

Christy<\/p>\n

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References:<\/p>\n

Bates, T. (2014, September 9).\u00a0\u00a0[Blog post]\n

Bates, A. W. (2015).\u00a0<\/i>. BC Campus.<\/p>\n

Stanford University Institute of Design. (2016).\u00a0A virtual crash course in design thinking<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thomas, P. Y. (2010).. In\u00a0Towards developing a web-based blended learning environment at the University of Botswana<\/i>.<\/a>\u00a0(Doctoral dissertation).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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