April Canales-Perez

EDTC 6321: Instructional Design

Instructional Design Project

Project Description:

Using the Dick and Carey instructional design model, I developed a multimedia object in order to enhance my instructional unit designed in 6321. The project is broken down into three parts:

• Part 1: Design Document. Plan a multimedia/hypermedia learning object for a specific instructional need
• Part 2: Learning Object. Produce the planned leaning object using available resources
• Part 3: Summative Evaluation. Evaluate the learning object for quality and effectiveness. Key assessment also includes a design rationale. 

Responsibilities Met:

Responsibility 2: Design. The candidate will design instruction (or human performance strategies) to meet the needs of learners. Design documents and projects must show evidence of analysis of problem situation, awareness of unique characteristics of intended audience and implications for instruction, selection and implementation instructional strategies consistent with analysis of the learning situation and intended learners, selection and justification of appropriate medias, and evidence of both formative and summative evaluation strategies.

2.1 To try out my training material, I had colleagues complete the training and give me feedback. I researched the effectiveness of classroom wikis before choosing this as my topic for my instructional design unit. I created an instructional unit over how to create a classroom wiki. I created a wiki page that complied all training materials, screen shots, quizzes, surveys etc. To modify and update my instructional design unit, I used feedback taken from partners and from the professor. I also had colleagues complete the training using my instructional design unit. I used feedback from the as well to update my instructional unit.  

2.5 Demonstrates ability to use formative evaluations for interactive assessments of components of the design process.

2.5 For my formal evaluations I conducted one-to-one and small group evaluations with colleagues from my school. I provided themwith my instructional unit and training guide to complete the training on their own. The formal assessment informed the designer whether or not participants were able to successfully complete the goals and objectives of the instructional unit. Upon completing, participants provided the designer with feedback in order to make modifications to improve and enhance the training. 

Responsibility 3: Development, Utilization and Management. The candidate will develop, utilize and manage a variety of media and instructional technologies to deliver instruction to students.

3.1 Various Web 2.0 applications were used to enhance my instructional unit. Pbworks.com was used to get familiar with the basic functions of a wiki space. I used Jing to create snap shots of my desktop for each of the steps in my instructional unit. This was done to provide visuals for the participants in order to complete each step of the instructional unit.  I created a Voki in order to introduce the goals and expectations of the training. A screen shot was taken of the Voki to incorporate it in the training materials. 

3.2 Applies research-based rationale for the selection and utilization of technologies for learning.

3.2 Our instructional unit was based on the instructional design model known as the Dick and Carey Model. We followed the step-by-step process to design an effective instructional unit. We first identified our instructional goal in create the specific goal for our instructional unit. From there we were able to write our performance objectives and create our in-depth task analysis for our training guide. Then we created training materials for the participants to use through out the training session. 

Responsibility 4: Evaluation. The candidate uses incisive and relevant assessment and evaluation techniques (e.g., product or project which uses formative and/or summative evaluations). Candidate demonstrates the ability to evaluate quality of instructional materials and instructional systems using appropriate methodologies. Candidate also demonstrates the ability to use formative and summative assessment methodologies to ascertain the effectiveness of instruction in meeting instructional goals.

4.2 The summative evaluation was completed in the course EDTC 6323 Multimedia/Hypermedia. The training material was presented to six individuals (five teachers and librarian), where participants were asked to complete their own wiki page. At the end of the training, participants were asked to fill out an evaluation form using a Likert Scale and were asked to provide any comments at the bottom. 

4.3 Demonstrates ability to select a variety of appropriate assessment instruments and use those instruments to assess effectiveness of instruction in meeting instructional objectives. 

4.3 A post-survey was created to serve as a self-reflection survey of over completing the training. Participants were asked to rate the difficulties in completing each step of the training, which would assess the effectiveness of the instruction. By letting me know if they had any difficulties in completing a section of the training, this would in turn let me know what parts of the training I should consider revising in order to make it easier for future participants. A checklist was also used when evaluating participants' classroom wiki. This was used to check if participants were able to meet the goals and objectives of the training.  

Modifications Made

Several modifications were made for every instructional unit based on feedback provided by our feedback partners. The feedback and modifications can be viewed on the project page.