1. RUNNING HEAD: Action Plans in Design 1
Action Plans in Design:
The ADDIE Model in Action
By Prof. Jonathan Acuña Solano
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Twitter: @jonacuso
Post 157
Introduction:
An Action Plan is a set of steps or guidelines created to address particular tasks.
In instructional design, Action Plans often are used for a number of tasks such as
determining the steps for developing an instructional resource. In an online environment,
developing instructional resources can become more complex. Thus, creating an Action
Plan to manage development resources and plan for contingencies can assist you in
finding the best balance of media and resources for your course.
The Actual Plan:
Moving towards the next step, from the Design Plan to the Action Plan, needs
careful planning to avoid all sorts of mishaps. As pointed out below, from the lesson topic
or theme to the way the instructor is going to assess learners, several steps need to be
carefully thought to guarantee success.
The following chart presents the steps to follow with a simple example of the
creation of a reading exercise for students whose CEF level is A1+.
2. Action Plans in Design 2
Design Plan for Materials Design
Creating an EFL Reading Exercise for A1+ Learners
Lesson
Needs
Identified
(Skills,
Knowledge,
and
Attitudes)
Learning
Objectives
Instructional
Content
Instructional
Strategy and
Resources
Assessment
Type
Week 2
lesson:
Creating a
reading
activity for
EFL
students
Students need
to know the
parts of EFL
reading
activities and
the step for
creation
“Students will
design an EFL
reading activity
using an
activity
template with
90% accuracy.”
Elements found in
EFL reading
activities
- types of pre-
reading
activities
- types of main
reading
activities
- types of post
reading
activities
- basic
knowledge in
google sites
design
Instructional
Strategies:
1. EFL reading
template and
theoretical
rationale
2. Visual
explanation of
how to structure a
reading activity
3. Visual
explanation of
how to move
activities onto a
google site, here
used as an
ePortfolio
Design of an
EFL reading
activity with
a text
provided by
the instructor
aiming at
helping A1+
students to
develop
reading skills
and
vocabulary
As shown here, this action plan does include several steps that need to be finished
prior my online course is ready for kickoff. Due to time constraints and my independent
way of working, I would try to work most of this myself to mitigate delays in course media
and material production. The one single problem with depending on others is the fact
that things may not be ready when promised, or the can be something else that was not
really asked for.
3. Action Plans in Design 3
Action Plan for Materials Design
Creating an EFL Reading Exercise for A1+ Learners
Learning
Objective
Instructional
Strategy
Instructional
Resource
What needs to
be done to
develop this
resource
Who will do
this?
When do I
need this?
What
challenges
may prevent
me
from
developing
or
implementing
this resource?
How will I
address
these
challenges?
“Students
will design
an EFL
reading
activity
using an
activity
template
with 90%
accuracy.”
1. EFL
reading
template
and
theoretical
rationale
a) reading
template
for reading
activity
design
b) article or
media on
reading
tasks
design
- a high
quality
template
needs to
be found
- a good
article on
pdf needs
to be
found
* the
teacher is
responsible
for this
From the
beginning
of the
course
- I may not
be able to
find an
appropriate
template
or/and
theory
article.
- I will
create the
template
myself.
- I will write
a short
article for
my
students.
2. Visual
explanation
of how to
structure a
reading
activity
a) Video or
slideshow
to display
how a
reading
activity is
designed
- a video or
slideshow
needs to
be
produced
by the
instructor
* the
teacher
with some
help from
the IT
Department
From the
beginning
of the
course
- I may find
some
difficulty in
getting the
assistance
from IT.
- Sts could
have
trouble
watching
the
embedded
video.
- Because I
have some
training on
video
production,
I will create
the video or
slideshow
myself.
- I will have
either the
video or
slideshow
outside the
course LMS
and hosted
4. Action Plans in Design 4
to allow
students
view the
media
produced for
them.
3. Visual
explanation
of how to
move
activities
onto a
google sites,
here used
as an
ePortfolio
a) video or
slideshow
to instruct
sts how to
upload,
embed, or
display
activities in
google sites
- a video or
slideshow
needs to
be
identified
to be
embedded
in the
course
* the
teacher
From the
beginning
of the
course
- I may find
some
difficulty in
getting the
assistance
from IT.
- Sts could
have
trouble
watching
the
embedded
video.
- I will
depend on
myself first
of all in case
the IT
people are
too busy to
give a hand.
- Media will
be uploaded
on different
hosting
services to
prevent
trouble in
visualization.
Since I have been developing hybrid and blended courses empirically for my
university students, the most important recommendation I can give is that instructors
must feel confident in the use of software to produce media for the course. In the case
of the members of the IT Department, the simplest suggestion I can provide is, beware
of what is being understood by other team members, since the result may not be what
you thought of. That is, teachers must either self-train themselves or request that
training from the university. But it has been my experience that at times, when you need
things to be done timely, you should be prepared to do it yourself at your own pace.
