2. Week Overview
Introductions
Reading
◦ Part 1
◦ Chapter 5
Discussion
◦ Theory Based Approaches
Discussion
◦ Tutorial vs Educational
Week 1 Quiz
3. Week 1 Learning Outcomes
Not stated but
equally important
– getting to know
one another.
Identify
instructional
design theories
and approaches.
Classify e-learning
experiences as
educational or
training.
4. Aligning Course Objectives & the
Week’s activities.
Getting to know
one another
Read my intro –
Meet Your
Instructor
Post your
introduction in
the discussion
thread on Day 1
Respond to at
least 3 of your
peer’s
introductions.
Identify
instructional
design theories
and approaches.
Reading Part 1 &
Chapter 5
Discussion –
Theory Based
Approaches
Week 1 Quiz
Classify e-learning
experiences as
educational or
training.
Reading Chapter
5
Tutorial vs.
Educational
Week 1 Quiz
5. Discussion Expectations
We have three discussion threads this week. The first is an Introduction Thread. Unlike most
of our Discussion Threads, this post is due on Day 1 and requires 3 posts to your classmates'
bios by Day 7. The remaining threads require one initial post by Day 3 and two response
posts by Day 7 for a total of 10 posts this week. Please note – In the Discussion of the
Scenarios be sure to respond to classmates who have chosen a different scenario to review. I
recommend checking the thread to see which scenarios have been posted before completing
this discussion.
The more that you interact with your peers and me in the discussion, the better you will
understand the materials for the week. Work to move beyond the basics to explore the
material in a meaningful way. I will participate in the discussion posing questions and insight
to help in this endeavor.
This is our first week in the classroom. I know that it can take some time to get used to my
policies and requirements. Be sure to review the Faculty Expectations tab prior to posting
to ensure that you earn credit for your posts this week. I place a heavy emphasis on in depth
discussions in our classroom. Initial posts should address each element of the discussion
thread. Asking yourself "how" and "why" can help build college level details into your
responses.
If you have any questions about posting in the classroom or building a substantive post,
please let me know. I am happy to help.
6. Additional Resources
As you work through the scenarios and read the
introductory material from the author, I thought that
you might enjoy this article by Martha Snyder.
This article connects much of this week’s material
directly to online learning communities for adults.
Snyder examines design theories with this particular
learner group in mind.
As you read her research, think about your own
intended audience as an instructional designer. Does
your intended audience effect what design model you
will implement? Why or why not?
Instructional Design and Adult Online Learning Communities
7. Additional Resources (cont.)
Looking to our other Week 1 Learning Outcome, we look at
the differences between training and education. Did you find
that you agreed with the author’s method for differentiation?
Personally, I found that some of his points had merit but in
other aspects I disagreed. He focus on education as the
attainment of knowledge and training as the application of
knowledge seemed too cut and dried for me. I see it more
as a Venn diagram with overlapping characteristics.
I also found some of his distinctions (like rote memorization)
to perhaps be an example of poor educational practices
instead of a differentiation between education and training.
As a history major myself, facts and dates can be applied
through historical analysis in a meaningful and engaging
way. It does not require contemporary analysis to be
engaging.
8. Sugata Mitra – TED Talk
As you look this week for training and
education on the web, I thought you would
enjoy this TED Talk on the concept of
worldwide self-teaching using the web.
Sugata Mitra looks at “places on Earth…
where, for various reasons, good schools
cannot be built and good teachers cannot
or do not want to go…”
