Week1

Defining Instructional Design
In Morrison, Ross, and Kemp, read chapter 1 & 14

**Instructional Design Perspective Links:**
Univ. of Michigan - Definitions of ID Wikipedia - Instructional Design Intulogy.com - ADDIE Instructional Design in eLearning

Go to the Discussion tab and participate in the following discussions:

 * What is instructional design?
 * How is ID different from any similar learning, lesson planning, and plain good teaching?
 * Create a metaphor for the instructional design process.

**Analysis** is like identifying the need for a building, its occupants, the uses to which the building will be put, the proposed location and characteristics of the site. **Design** is like creating a blueprint, taking into account all the unique components discovered during Analysis. Nothing has been built yet, but it is possible to imagine the finished structure. **Development** is like construction – the foundation is poured, the walls are built, the structure takes shape and one can literally see the building becoming “real” **Implementation** is like the move-in phase; the occupants arrive and begin to inhabit the building **Evaluation**, then, is like the process of judging the success of the building; does it really satisfy the original need? Are the occupants pleased and is the structure effective?
 * Building/Architecture as an ID metaphor expanded:**

Advanced Preparation....
Bring ideas on possible topics for your course project. Start a list of potential topics that are relevant to what you are doing in your class today and bring them to class and post them on next week's page.