Instructional design has come a long way since its days of creating training programs during World War II (Dousay, 2017). Today, with the onset of COVID-19, instructional design continues to evolve and expand as education changes to suit new learning models (Alati, 2020). According to Thomas (2010), \u201can instructional design (ID) model provides procedural framework for the systematic production of instruction. It incorporates basic elements of the instructional design process, including analysis of the intended audience and determination of goals and objectives, and may be used in different contexts\u201d (p.187).<\/p>\n
My experience with instructional design has mostly been academic as I previously completed several instructional design courses through Mount Royal University, and most recently, I finished the Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design program here at Royal Roads. In my professional experience, I once had the opportunity to develop a course training plan and deliver classroom training when the regular designer\/instructor was unavailable.<\/p>\n
In retrospect, my approach to developing the training could have been approved by applying an instructional design model. I can\u2019t plead ignorance as my team generally used a model called\u00a0 The 6Ds: The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning<\/a>. According to Samir (2016), \u201cthe 6Ds extend and complement traditional instructional design models like ADDIE\u201d and was \u201cspecifically developed for corporate training [as] they place much greater emphasis on clarifying the business (not just the learning) objectives at the outset and measuring the business (not just the learning) outcomes at the end\u201d.<\/p>\n While I likely didn\u2019t use an instructional model due to a tight deadline at the time, I won\u2019t discount that it could have been due to Thomas\u2019 (2010) proposal that \u201cinstructional designers are faced with the challenge of facing learning situations to fit an instructional design\/development model rather than selecting an appropriate model to fit the needs of varying learning situations\u201d (p.184). With this in mind, as I prepare to enter a career in instructional design, I will need to learn how to develop a course based on the chosen model, while keeping in mind Thomas\u2019 (2010) other suggestion that \u201cthe effectiveness of a model is heavily dependent on the context in which it is applied; instructional design methods are situational and not universal\u201d (p.187).<\/p>\n When selecting future models, I will have to consider the factors proposed by Dousay (2017), including the delivery format and whether the training is synchronous online or face-to-face, asynchronous online, or a combination of both. Looking back, the training I previously developed was classroom based, and based on Dousay\u2019s (2017) suggestions, could have benefited from one of these models: Gerlach and Ely, ASSURE, PIE, UbD, 4C\/ID, or 3PD.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n References<\/p>\n Alati, D. (2020, October 2). How Higher Learning Spaces Are Changing in the COVID-19 Era. Retrieved November 22, 2020, from https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/how-higher-learning-spaces-are-changing-in-the-covid-19-era<\/a><\/p>\n Dousay. T. A. (2017).\u00a0Chapter 22. Instructional Design Models.\u00a0In R. West (Ed.),\u00a0Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology\u00a0<\/em>(1st ed.). EdTech Books. https:\/\/edtechbooks.org\/lidtfoundations.<\/a><\/p>\n Samir, R. (2016, February 2). The 6Ds\u00ae model. Retrieved November 22, 2020 from https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/6ds-model-ramy-samir<\/a><\/p>\n