{"id":284,"date":"2023-11-19T08:39:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/?p=284"},"modified":"2023-11-19T08:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:39:30","slug":"should-addie-retire-its-all-about-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/should-addie-retire-its-all-about-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Should ADDIE Retire? It\u2019s All About Context"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019d think that ADDIE is one of my co-worker given how often I refer to it (or her?) in my 17 years experience in Adult and Corporate Learning. She might even be the hardest-working member of my L&D Team with how often we bring her up: \u201cHow can we use Addie to tackle this project?\u201d \u201cHow has Addie helped you with your course design?\u201d And more frequently, \u201cHave you forgotten about Addie?\u201d Maybe this overworked and sometimes forgotten teammate deserves a rest. Of course I have a lot of appreciation for the Analysis-Design-Development-Implementation-Evaluation process of the ADDIE Instructional Design model, developed by the United States military in the 1940s (Heaster-Ekholm, 2020, p. 54<\/a>), but am I using ADDIE as familiar and comfortable tool I can easily pull from my Instructional Designer toolkit without considering the alternatives? Yes, I most certainly am. Is this current unit in our LRNT524 course<\/a> causing me to reconsider all my previous assumptions? It most certainly is, and I\u2019m happy for that. I don\u2019t want to select a design model just because it is convenient or familiar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, ADDIE as an instructional design model has a lot of merits and I don\u2019t think it deserves to be thrown away entirely, especially in the hands of a skilled educator who will think critically about how it\u2019s used. In our readings so far this unit we\u2019ve learned how a lot of newer\u00a0 instructional design models leveraged ADDIE or at least make reference to it, including Dick and Carrey\u2019s 10 steps (Heaster-Ekholm, 2020, p. 55-56)<\/a>, Prompt\u2019s OKT Model which is similar to ADDIE but includes a step where the design is launched with a test group before full implementation (Plomp, 1982, as cited in Dousay, 2018<\/a>), or Dolasinski & Reynolds\u2019 Microlearning model (2020<\/a>), which seems to me very similar to ADDIE with more focus on a single idea, skill, or learning objective to be delivered in short learning bursts. All of these adaptations of ADDIE work well because they consider how to implement the tried-and-true ID model in context of the specific learning problem they are trying to solve instead of seeing it as a static process. Maybe if we approach ID models like ADDIE with a bit more flexibility, adding to it as we see fit, we will feel a bit less like the educator in Clint Clarkson\u2019s (2019) cartoon<\/a> below, like a learning wizard performing spells and hoping they\u2019ll be successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As I\u2019m completing my Unit 1 readings and working on my team\u2019s Assignment 1A submission<\/a> I\u2019m thinking a lot about the necessity for flexibility and adaptation with how instructional design models are applied. I know I\u2019m going to try Dolasinski & Reynolds\u2019 Microlearning model (2020<\/a>) as soon as I have a learning project come across my desk which would be suited to a learning library of shorter modules. It\u2019s been a few years since I\u2019ve tried Kemp\u2019s circular model (Developed in 1971, revised in 1994) which encourages the designer to start their work at any point along the 9-step cycle (Heaster-Ekholm, 2020, p. 56 – 57<\/a>), which I believe would have more flexibility to consider the learning needs of complex projects or diverse learner needs. I already consider Universal Design for Learning principles (p. 58<\/a>) in almost every project I undertake, especially in my work ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities by ensuring learning content has multiple means of representation (such as including captions or a transcript link alongside explainer videos). Mohawk College\u2019s centre for Teaching & Learning Innovation has a fantastic UDL Summary chart<\/a> on their website which I reference frequently, as shown below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Does ADDIE, my overworked co-worker, need to log off for the last time and ease herself into retirement? No, I don\u2019t think so. However, I\u2019m giving more careful consideration to how the ADDIE model can be adapted to other instructional design models to deliver more effective, inclusive, and learner-focused learning experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universal Design for Learning<\/em>. (n.d.). Mohawk College Centre for Teaching & Learning Innovation. https:\/\/www.mohawkcollege.ca\/centre-for-teaching-learning-innovation\/teaching-effectively\/universal-design-for-learning<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarkson, C. (2019, January 9). L&D Scene 95: The ADDIE-H Design Model<\/em>. https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/ld-scene-95-addie-h-design-model-clint-clarkson-ctdp-ctt\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dolasinski, M. J., & Reynolds, J. (2020). Microlearning: A New Learning Model. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research<\/em>, 44<\/em>(3), 551\u2013561. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1096348020901579<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dousay, T. A. (2018). Instructional Design Models. Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology<\/em>, 277\u2013295. https:\/\/edtechbooks.org\/lidtfoundations\/instructional_design_models<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heaster-Ekholm, K. L. (2020). Popular Instructional Design Models: Their Theoretical Roots and Cultural Considerations. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology<\/em>, 16<\/em>(3), 50\u201365. https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=EJ1275582<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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