Design

**Welcome to week2,** **Design Definitionmedia type="youtube" key="BhLIiF9QyTo" height="230" width="294" align="right"** Design is the systematic method of research, planning, developing, evaluating and managing an instructional process. All of the individual components are incorporated into the method termed instructional design. According to Kemp (1999, p. 8) the design process must be both systematic and specific. Systematic means an orderly, logical method of identifying, developing and evaluating a set of strategies aimed at attaining a particular instructional goal. Specific means each element of the plan must be applied with attention to precise details. By applying systematic procedures and being attentive to specific details, one can design effective instruction. The design phase of the ADDIE model also offers five considerations: (1) what are your objectives, (2) what skills, knowledge and attitudes are you trying to develop, (3) what resources and strategies will you use in your instruction, (4) how will you structure the content of your learning material, and (5) how will you assess the learner's understanding and whether or not they have met the objectives of the instruction.

**Samples** The flowcharts organize and sequence the user interactions within the Timeline portion of the Oregon Trail Project. The flowcharts were derived from the Oregon Trail Project Timeline Concept Map.

**Activity (2)** As instructional designers you have been given the task of developing a Life Skills unit for high school seniors. The class will be given using WebCT. What proposal would you put forth to accomplish this task?


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