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=What exactly is Instructional Design?=

Instructional design (ID) plays an important role in the development of effective learning experiences. It is a systematic process that draws from established theories and proven practices.

Instructional design is the process through which an educator determines the most appropriate teaching methods for specific learners in a specific context, attempting to obtain a specific goal.

The instructional design process is more than just a procedure to develop training. It is used to uncover human performance problems and to identify their solutions. Deficiencies in performance occur every day in varying degrees and for a variety of reasons.

There are four main causes:
 * Environmental,
 * Organizational,
 * Motivational, and
 * Lack of knowledge, skills or attitudes.

Visit the [|University of Colorado's Instructional Design Models website] for a really comprehensive overview of various instructional design models,

Traditionally, ID has been very teacher centered, linear and sequential.

media type="custom" key="895767" What is the goal of the instruction? What will the learners be able to perform after they complete the training program?
 * Instructional Goals**

What are the skills that they will be involved, in order to achieve the desirable goal? What are the skills that the learners will bring to the learning task? How will we translate the needs and goals into specific and detailed objectives? What are the necessary prerequisites for learning new skills? How will we check the results of the apprentice learning during the process of the training and at the same time, provide these results to him/her?
 * Instructional Analysis**

What are the instructional activities that we will follow in order to achieve the terminal objectives (exhibition of information, practice, feedback, testing)? What type of instructional materials we will use (printed, media, both)? How will we make instruction as effective as possible for a larger number of learners?
 * Instructional Design** **and Development**

What data should we revise to improve the instructional materials? How will we revise the instruction after the formative evaluation? What were the difficulties for the learners, and who will revise them? Was the system effective as a whole? Did the instruction work? Did we achieve the desired results?
 * Instructional Review**

Why does design matter in Teaching & Learning?
Some keywords: emotion, design , **affect** , students , learning , faculty , cognition ... effective teaching...

**Cognition and Affect**
Affective Domain - Emotions Cognitive Domain - Reason
 * Emotions influence cognition significantly
 * Positive emotions lead to improved thought processes and greater creativity
 * Quality design creates positive emotions

Students who are angry, depressed, or anxious don't learn. Quality design can enhance characteristics of effective instruction and create positive emotions, which result in improved thought processes and creativity.

This research shows that there is a significant emotional component to learning

Modern Instructional Design (ID 3.0)
These days the role of Instructional Designers is evolving to meet different potentials in education and the workplace, technology and society challenges have led to a new view on learning. Their traditional focus on structuring content is rapidly being replaced with more interactive and motivational strategies, more vibrant environments where learning tasks are realistic and rich - even collaborative environments.


 * Instructional Design is now part of bringing together learning design and modern knowledge needs.**

A less-linear view of learning is now required to meet the needs of industry, the need for continual learning, learning at work. We are seeing a new wave of Instructional Design as the need increases to create structures and networks that will foster a lifetime of learning and learning skills. Well-designed learning tasks stimulate learners to integrate and coordinate required skills, knowledge, and attitudes in a way that can be transferred to real-life conditions. In the field of e-Learning, suitable design models for this type of content are still quite rare.

Want to read more? [|Check out this document...]

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Quality Instructional Design in multimedia courses leave the instructor in the course. media type="custom" key="895837"

=What does an Instructional Designer do?= Solves problems! An Instructional Designer should have a deep understanding of both audience and context. Instructional designers are also key people when it comes to evaluating your design concept. This is an important role because selecting the most appropriate design approach will assure greater a more positive and valuable experience for the learner.

[|Wikipedia] - "The instructional design coordinator is **familiar with the needs of online instructors**, especially regarding communication and content distribution. He or she is responsible for adapting existing technology to make the technology as transparent and functional for students and instructors alike. A successful instructional design coordinator **understands concepts of [|software usability], as well as technical support and training** in order to deploy software packages that serve the various needs of his or her educational community."

As a result of this shift in role and the evolution of a team based approach to e-learning design and development (The Hub, North Coast Institute, TAFE NSW), an Instructional Designer's work can vary.

Design is not just about decoration, making things look pretty, design is about solving problems;

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Where can I find more information?
[|This Toolbox] from the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, "contains many examples of the kinds of instructional devices and strategies employed by Instructional Designers working in e-learning environments. Visit the E-tivities section to see how they have designed engaging interactive tasks to convey the unit content. 'Designing effective computer-based learning environments', an article in In Focus (which can be found in the E-sources area) also has some excellent guidelines and perspectives that you should consider when designing computer-based learning environments."

=An exercise in Instructional Design=

=Tips for Instructional Design in Online Learning=


 * Clearly articulated objectives and expectations
 * An easily navigable web site
 * A course structure that facilitates collaborative learning
 * Assignments and activities that facilitate participation and communication among students
 * Timely feedback for students from the Instructor
 * An appropriate use of technologies to enhance learning
 * A discussion space for learners to talk openly about the course (expectations, uncertainty, what they like, dislike, their participation, progress etc.)

Resources

 * http://www.slideshare.net/albertj181/form-and-function-why-design-matters-in-instructional-design
 * [|TAADES504b Learning Object (AFLF)]
 * [|An interesting blog post]
 * [|The Learning Development Cycle]
 * ==[|T2: Instructional Design of Authentic E-Learning Environments]==
 * [|Instructional Design for Online Learning]
 * [|Blog: Tips for e-Learning Success]