{"id":309,"date":"2019-11-16T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T22:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/?p=309"},"modified":"2019-11-16T14:31:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T22:31:55","slug":"instruction-and-instructional-design-building-on-existing-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/instruction-and-instructional-design-building-on-existing-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Instruction and Instructional Design – Building on Existing Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instruction and Instructional Design – Building on Existing Knowledge<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In our current course, LRNT524 – Innovation, Design and Learning Environments,<\/a> <\/span>we are prompted to examine Innovation, Design and Learning Environments by having a closer look at the core aspects of designing instruction and instructional design through the lens of innovative and empathetic practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instruction and instructional design are not new topics in our Master of Arts in Learning and Technology (MALAT<\/a>) journey, when I first began my MALAT journey, I developed an interest in instructional design while I was attending MALAT Virtual Symposium<\/a>, I wrote a blog post<\/a> expressing my new interest in instructional design. I have also engaged in a debate: Instructional Designers Are Unnecessary \u2013 Debate by Tala Mami & Sherry Ruth<\/a> with my colleague Sherry Ruth<\/a> \u00a0Also, we have discussed and read many articles in LRNT523 – Foundations of Learning and Technologies<\/a> that tackled instruction and instructional design. One of the instruction principles identified by Merrill (2002) is that \u201cLearning is promoted when existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge\u201d (Merrill, 2002, p.43). In a previous blog post<\/a> in LRNT523, I have explored the papers of Ertmer & Newby (2013) and Merrill (2002) and reflected on the learning theories and their application in the instructional design I have been applying in my previous experience as a Learning and Development Director in the hospitality industry. Now, as we build on our existing knowledge, I have read Merrill (2002) again and found myself thinking more about learners\u2019 engagement and how instructional design plays a big role in achieving this goal. I have also read Bates’s paper about Open Pedagogy. Bates (2019) argues that in open pedagogy, we should think of pedagogy and learning theories first and then we can add open in order to get better leverage. In a previous blog post<\/a>, Similarly, I have argued that in Educational Technology, we should think of pedagogy and pedagogical frameworks first and then think of the technology we will be using. Reflecting on this, I am now recognizing more the importance of pedagogy in instructional design!<\/span><\/p>\n

But what is the \u201copen\u201d in open pedagogy? Reading Bates (2019), I learned that there are many definitions associated with Open Pedagogy. Bates (2019) sought to describe \u201cOpen\u201d in Open Pedagogy as the ideas (philosophy) that inform pedagogy as a practice: what teachers or learners do.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have to admit that I still find Open Pedagogy, Open Educational Practices and Open Educational Resources confusing, Reading Maha Bali<\/a> \u2018s blog post Curation of Posts on Open Pedagogy<\/a> helped me understand these topics more as I read different authors\u2019 views on these topics. Also, I have encountered the term OER-Enabled Pedagogy by reading David Wiley<\/a>\u2019s blog post iterating toward openness<\/a>. I am wondering if you too have found Open Pedagogy, Open Educational Practices and Open Educational Resources confusing, and if you did, what are your findings?<\/span><\/p>\n

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References<\/span><\/p>\n

Bali, M. (2017, April, 21). Curation of Posts on Open Pedagogy #YearOfOpen. Retrieved from http:\/\/blog.mahabali.me\/whyopen\/curation-of-posts-on-open-pedagogy-yearofopen\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ertmer, P., & Newby, T. (2013).\u00a0Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism: Comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective<\/a>.\u00a0Performance Improvement Quarterly<\/i>,\u00a026<\/i>(2), 43-71. Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/piq.21143<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mami, T. (2019, October, 27). Instructional Designers Are Unnecessary \u2013 Debate by Tala Mami & Sherry Ruth<\/a>. Retrieved from https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/instructional-designers-are-unnecessary-debate-by-tala-mami-sherry-ruth\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mami, T. (2019, September, 19). Lessons From The History Of Educational Technology<\/a>. Retrieved from https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/lessons-from-the-history-of-educational-technology\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mami, T. (2019, July, 18). Reflection of RRU Virtual Symposium by A Student At Career Path Cross Road!<\/a>. Retrieved from https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/reflection-of-rru-virtual-symposium-by-a-student-at-career-path-cross-road\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mami, T. (2019, September, 20). Previous Experience Reflection \u2013 Application of Learning Theories in Instructional Design<\/a>. Retrieved from https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/previous-experience-reflection-application-of-learning-theories-in-instructional-design\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Merrill, M. D. (2002).\u00a0First principles of instruction.\u00a0Educational Technology Research and Development<\/em>,\u00a050<\/em>(3), 43-59. Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/doi-org.ezproxy.royalroads.ca\/10.1007\/BF02505024<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wiley, D. (2017, May, 2) iterating toward openness. Retrieved from https:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/archives\/5009<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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