Reflection
Blog on Finalization of Design Project
Instructional Design Worksheet
The design
course for Online 7101 started off somewhat complex. I say this because at
first I did not know what to expect. Although the syllabus was quite explicit,
doubts of my skills, allowed me to question my ability to produce a design fit
for online teaching. This is new territory
for me therefore I needed guidance and immediate feedback. The instructions
worksheet to design a course for online teaching and learning helped me out
tremendously. I followed the directions and realized the missing pieces started
to come together. Having my peers review and critique my work inspired me to do
better. This is a valuable learning experience, feedback, in which one can
learn and grow from. The foundation begins with the objectives and content,
which leads to resources.
Objectives/Content/Resources
In order to design a course the foundation
should be established, which is the framework (core) that represents the
content. The objectives will support the outline that gives a systematic review
of what is required and how the course work is divided. A variety of resources will allow the
students to research the web and review scholarly articles to support the work
in the outline. This will help support the student content and interactions
that are required when designing a course.
Student-Content Interactions
Student
content involves the necessary material that is required to help a student
succeed in an online course. Understanding how to navigate throughout the
course requires literacy skills with modern technology. Online content requires skills in writing
essays, blogging, and discussion boards on blackboard, facilitations of learning
modules and submitting an e-portfolio.
Student-Student
Interactions
This
process requires collaboration, autonomy, and understanding to provide
information in a collective way, which is essential for students to interact. The
designee has to organize a structural format that will direct students to
interact with each other. For example, working in a group requires
participation form all, therefore students will have to follow the guidelines
and submit Powerpoint presentations or wiki data revealing the outcome of interacting
as one.
Student-Instructor
Interactions
Educators/instructors are the real moving force behind
preparing students for the challenges they will endure with online learning.
Therefore the interactions and synergy affect among the two is vital. A positive
relationship will definitely influence students to work hard and persevere.
History suggests that positive effects from the student-instructor relationship
will inspire students to learn and achieve their educational goals. In this section the instructors will interact
with students and reinforce a positive relationship. The goal is to develop
students to a level that will help them gain the necessary knowledge base to
succeed. Feedback will influence the student-instructor
relationships. Often students are faced with challenges and therefore the
instructors need to understand what type of ways students are equipped to
learn. This moved the class to the category of learners.
Learner
Issues and Design Considerations
In todays society advance education is
required for one to succeed in the competitive world of technology especially
with online studies. The central concern is the learners and how they interpret
the data and what type of styles they present in order to learn. This class
informed me of what and how students learn. Therefore I learned about
educational assessment
tools for students and how essential it is to come up with a
solution to help them to learn. Therefore as an instructor I must take in
consideration when designing a curriculum what is needed for learners because
often some are unprepared and have deficiencies. It is imperative that instructors include
students in the process and practices related to learning abilities, which will
help shape, their personal lives. One
must not underestimate the linguistic and innovative minds of learners. Strategic
lesson plans are required, which I must include when designing for learners and
non-learners.
Learners and Non-learners
Issues
When
designing an online course for college students the instructor must consider
the hidden barriers that exist when designing a course for learners and
non-learners. For example, the length of the course, enrollment size,
difficulty of the content and technical proficiency of the students all is
viewed as potential barriers for success. Prerequisites are usually required to
help support students learning abilities, therefore when designing a course one
must understand barriers exist. Often as an instructor giving a basic quiz
prior to the start of the class is often a great idea. This will give the instructor a guideline
concerning the knowledge base of the student for online learning and who are
the learners from the non-learners
Resources and Web-based
Tools
When designing a course, rich technology
resources are essential. Therefore several pedagogical theories will help the
instructor to venture out and utilize devices that will help students to grow
such as virtual classrooms, Blackboard system, PowerPoint presentations, Wiki,
YouTube, Blog sites and an e-portfolio. The learners will understand the logic of the
software from the tutorial tools because a basic design will allow them to
manage and follow the directions of the course. They will increase their
technical literacy proficiency with the basic designs of the system. These
programs will strengthen the process of a learner and allow the instructor an
opportunity to engage in expanding their skills. A strong assessment tool will
help with the quality of content and the entire process.
Assessment Strategies
Teaching an
online course requires certain elements that assist in examining the
effectiveness of the curriculum, which involves an assessment. The assessment is a tool that is stipulated
between two categories such as formative and summative and used to increase the
learning process. Formative assessment begins with a non-threatening form of
feedback for the students, which contributes to fostering their learning styles
throughout the course and increasing their level of competence. Summative
captures the entire process of what the students have learned and provide an
avenue for accountability for the students and educational system with
measuring tools to validate the outcomes.
Formative Assessment
Formative
assessment is a tool that will help to foster a conceptual understanding of the
subject that is presented. This tool
will help to guide and inform students of the basic learning principles
involved in a course outline. Problem-solving, clinical decision making
reviews and open-ended questions, will help to illustrate how formative
assessment tools will work for a student and help a student increase and retain
their knowledge base related to the subject matter. The key is for instructors to integrate these
tools to prepare students for a career-minded profession. Students can also
blog about their learning experience in a formative way this will help them
express themselves.
Summative Assessment
Summative
assessment is straightforward and is used to analyze the amount of knowledge a
student has learned. This tool also points out the accountability factor in
which, students and the educational system, as a whole is responsible for
receiving and providing appropriate material for learning. This tool is described
as an “ongoing two-way dialogue that takes place between a teacher and learner
known as the assessment for learning” via summative in nature (Gavriel, 2013,
p. 93). Writing is also a subjective form of expressing one’s knowledge base,
therefore students can use scholarly articles to help them write and sum up
their learning experience.
Conclusion
Overall a great deal of knowledge was learned from this
class. Preparing and designing a class requires a thought process that will
flow with the learning population. An effective form of communication and
assessment methods will help me to meet the requirements for learning in a
systematic way with online classes. To
establish an objective evaluation process requires reliable tools that will
help interpret constructive feedback for learning. Performance is the key and
often students behavior is different in a face-to-face classroom oppose to
online learning. Some student’s take for
granted that they have more time and often fall behind, therefore competency test
is vital for performance via written, multiple choice or pass-fail criteria.
The overall aim is to provide a variety of assessment systems to challenge not
only the students but also the system. I
truly enjoyed this class and learned a lot to be proud of. Thank you for the
guidance and understanding.
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