Instructional Strategies

Unit VII Journal This journal assignment has two parts: Part 1: Design Project: Instructional Strategies In this course, we have focused on instructional strategies. Instructional strategies are the components that engage learners in the instruction itself. There are many ways that instructional designers can engage the learner (e.g., different types of content presentation, discussions, simulations, demonstrations, group projects, relevant reading, case studies). Using your continued project scenario, think about what motivates the learner. As you consider the instructional strategies for this project, remember that instructional strategies should: adapt to the needs and styles of each learner, IDT 5302, Instructional Design and Technology 3 engage learners in the learning process, encourage learners to be independent, support learners in reaching the objectives, and prepare learners to meet their goals. For this step in the project, you will fill out each section of the Unit VII Part 1 Project Template. identify the instructional strategies to be used for this project, explain why you chose these instructional strategies and how these engage and support the learner, and complete the rubric for evaluating your instructional strategies. This portion of your project should include a minimum of one outside resource (this can be your textbook). Adhere to APA Style when creating your in-text citations and references for all outside sources that are used. Part 2: Design Project: Instructional Materials Instructional materials can be textual, graphic, or verbal and are used to guide, support, and clarify your objectives. Instructional designers should aim to include a variety of instructional materials and resources. This unit discussed an array of instructional materials that could be used. Up to this point, you have completed a needs analysis, identified goals, created an assessment, developed your instructional strategy, and now you will prepare the instructional materials. Continuing with the project scenario, for this portion of the project, you will gather the instructional materials that will be used in the instruction that you are designing. As you work through this part of the assignment, consider the following questions: What will the learner read, explore, view, hear, experience, and/or create? Who will create each of the instructional materials, or who has created the instructional materials? Do the instructional materials (planned or current) support the learning objective(s)? How so? Do the learning materials encourage learner interaction and engagement? How so? Are the instructional materials appropriate (given factors such as audience, learning context, available technologies, etc.)? What technical criteria will be required? As you work through this assignment preparing and evaluating your learning materials, consider the rubric provided by your textbook’s authors to help guide your choices. Using the Unit VII Project Part 2 Template, you will prepare at least three instructional materials. At least one of these must be something that you (or you and your subject matter expert if you do not happen to be the developer of the content) plan to create, and at least one must be pulled from an author or creator external to the project (a textbook’s author or authors, a film director, a lecturer, a trainer, etc.). The creator of the third resource (and any additional resources) you gather for your collection of instructional materials will be up to you. In the template linked above, you will completely fill out each table for each of the resources you choose. Doing so will allow you to evaluate your choices as you assemble your materials. Once you have completed filling out one table for each resource you have chosen (remember that there must be at least three resources), follow up with a short reflection paragraph that delves into how you are feeling about your choices now that you have finished this last portion of your design project. Are you happy with your choices? Did any of the questions or prompts expose a potential problem in the materials? If so, what was it?