TCO 363 Course Schedule

Session Date Topic Reading Due
1 8/19 Introduction to Instructional Design
Models of ID
Chapter 1, Dick & Carey
Instructional Design Models
 
2 8/21

Discussion of Instructional Design -- educational and learning theories

Assignment 1 -- Write your own educational/learning philosophy

http://www.umich.edu/~ed626/define.html

 

Google doc answers
3 8/26 Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism in more detail    
4 8/28 Class presentations on learning theories    
5 9/2 The system of designing instruction Chapter 1, Dick & Carey  
6 9/4 Instructional Goals/Needs Assessment
Assignment Two

Chapter 2, Dick & Carey

 

Assignment One-- educational philosophy
7 9/9 Categorizing instructional content into goals

Chapter 3, Dick & Carey

 

 
8 9/11 Categorizing instructional content into goals
Case Study 1
Chapter 3, Dick & Carey
Case Study

One paragraph topic proposal

9 9/16 Identifying subordinate and entry-level skills
Assignment Three

Finalizing plans for Needs Assessment

http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~rouda/T2_NA.html

Lloyd Rieber's Needs Assessment presentation

Back-up topic due
10 9/18

Identifying subordinate and entry-level skills

Video on subordinate skills

 

Chapter 4, Dick & Carey

Lloyd Rieber's presentation on subordinate skills

 
11 9/23

Analyzing learners and instructional context

Topic description -- complete in class

Chapter 5, Dick & Carey

 

Lloyd Rieber's presentation on learner & context analysis

 
12 9/25

Analyzing learners and instructional context

Peer review of NA

Rubric for subordinate skill analysis

Chapter 5, Dick & Carey Assignment Two -- needs assessment Peer Review
13 9/30 Writing learning objectives
In-class practice
Assignment Four

Chapter 6, Dick & Carey

 

No Face-to-face class; instead, see online class assignment

Helpful websites for objective-writing
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/edref/bloom.htm

NA due final
14 10/7 Writing learning objectives
Case Study 2
Bloom's Taxonomy
Chapter 6, Dick & Carey
Bloom's Taxonomy
 
15 10/9

Developing assessment instruments -- types
Assignment Five

 

 

Chapter 7, Dick & Carey

 
16 10/14

Developing assessment items -- practice

 

Chapter 7, Dick & Carey

Assignment Three--goals analysis & subordinate skill analysis -- Peer Review

Case Study 2 assigned

Assignment Four--learning objectives -- assigned

17 10/16 Assessment    
18 10/21

 

 

Developing instructional strategies
Assignment Six
Case Study 3

Zombie Instructional Design

Chapter 8, Dick & Carey

Introduce assignment four

Assignment Three--goals analysis & subordinate skill analysis due

 

19 10/23 Instructional strategies and tactics

Chapter 8, Dick & Carey

Today's Topic

Instructional Strategies that Teach

Keller's ARCS model

Metacognition

Metacognition -- more

 
20 10/28

Midterm Exam

Instructional content sequencing

Midterm Exam Chapters 1-8

Chapter 8, Dick & Carey

 

Case Study 2 due

 

21 10/30 Developing instructional materials
Chapter 9, Dick & Carey

 

Assignment Five--designing strategies & sequencing content -- assigned

22 11/4 Pre-instruction, content presentation, guidance Chapter 9, Dick & Carey Assignment Four -- learning objectives -- due for peer review
23 11/6 Formative Eval

Developing Instructional Materials & Formative Evaluation

Chapter 10, Dick & Carey

 

 

24 11/11 Materials development

Class online -- no face-to-face

Assignment Five-- instructional strategies -- due for peer review

 

Learning objectives & assessment due final

25 11/13

Developing Instructional Materials & Formative Eval

Chapter 10, Dick & Carey

Assignment Five--instructional strategies due final

submit by email

 

26 11/18

Creating formative evaluation plans

Development of Instructional Materials Rubric

Chapter 10, Dick & Carey

 

27 11/20 Revision Chapter 11, Dick & Carey Assignment Six -- Instructional materials and plan due peer review
28 11/25 Formative Eval    
29 12/2 YES WE DO HAVE CLASS  
30 12/4 Final presentations of materials  

Final presentations of Instructional Materials and Plan and presentations of formative evaluation results

 

All bonus assignments due final

    Final Exam Thursday December 11, 7:00-10:00 pm We will have a final exam in the final exam period-- an actual test.  

 

Learning Theory Presentations

Group 1 -- Behaviorism
Group 2 -- Constructivism
Group 3 -- Cognitivism
Group 4 -- Dual Coding
Group 5 -- Flow

To deliver your presentation, use an instructional strategy from this site:

Best Practices in Teaching

 

Contact me:

codone_s@mercer.edu

478-301-4185