Week 3 Question #1

How can an instructional design model help you develop your instructional plan? Identify the steps of the DID model and briefly explain each.

The instructional design model is used to provide a structure or framework for people creating things. In the education world it applies to educators creating purposeful lessons for their students. The guideline or framework that is provided in the instructional design model lays out easy to follow steps for the educator to follow while creating the lesson. The steps help organize and structure the process of creating lesson plans, gathering of materials, and the use of technology. There are many different instructional design models created by different people. All follow the basic pattern of steps. One of the more popular ones was originally created by Robert Gagne. He has proven himself to be a prominent figure in the world of instructional design (p. 48). Gagne approached instructional design systematically and was proactive in sharing the information. His model broke planning instruction into steps. His work became a road map for later models.

The dynamic instructional design model builds on the instructional design model. The explainable difference between the two is the dynamic instructional design model has a more forceful design. It allows flexibility so that the teacher can modify instruction as to the learners needs. The instructor uses feedback to evaluate the students’ understanding of the objective. Performance objectives are “what the learner will be able to do when the instruction concludes.” (p. 51). Formative feedback is the constant loop of student work to teacher, and then the teacher is able to make suggestions on the students work or performance. It also allows the teacher to make modifications to the method of instruction to better reach the students’ needs. Summative feedback occurs when the instruction for that lesson is complete. Summative feedback can be a test, project, or some type of demonstration of the objective for that lesson (p. 48).

The steps to the dynamic instructional design model (DID) are: (p. 50).

-Know the learners
-State your objectives
-Establish the learning environment
-Identify teaching and learning strategies
-Identify and select technologies

Knowing the learners, is when the instructor demonstrates an understanding all of the students’ learning styles. The instructor must include instruction that will meet all the needs of the students. 2. State your objectives, the instructor must take responsibility for making sure that all students understand what is required of them. 3. Establish the learning environment; the instructor is responsible for making a safe, easy learning environment for the students. It is good for the class to be free of as many distractions as possible. 4. Identify teaching and learning strategies, the teacher has the responsibility of making sure that the teaching style is meeting the needs of the student and can make adjustments if necessary. 5. Identify and select technologies, the instructor is responsible for including relevant technology in the lesson. The instructor must also make sure the student is able to understand and use the technology in the lesson.
(Lever-Duffy, Teaching & Learning with Technology, 3e)