Instructional (Learning) Design
Instructional Design Approach
It is often said that there are two types of people, dreamers and doers. Doers take their dreams and make them a reality. Personally, learning design represents the realization of an instructional dream. Through instructional design, I get to take a spark of an idea, design a plan based on goals or outcomes, work through any issues that may arise, and develop instructional materials that facilitate the learning process.
I enjoy solving instructional issues so I feel very comfortable with learning design. The instructional design model I use most frequently is a slightly modified version of the ADDIE model. Most recently, I have incorporated elements of Dr. L. Dee Fink’s Integrated Course Design Model, primarily in the development of outcomes that foster significant learning experiences and the Backward design model (Wiggins & McTighe, 1998) as the situation dictates.
While I often integrate the use of technology in the development of instructional design plans, technology only serves as a tool for learning. A sound instructional design plan best determines the most appropriate use of instructional tools.
Below are examples of my work and include outlines, process development documents, and learning objects.
Online Content
Here is a tutorial I recently created for employees returning to work post covid-19 (Articulate Storyline):
Here are screenshots from my online course developed in Canvas:
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Outlines
The following are links to program development outlines. These were used as a framework for the creation of the programs listed below.
Course Redesign Program (2010)
Online Certification Program (2009)
Online Course Development and Management Outline
Online Teaching Methodology and Strategies Outline
Establishing Instructor Presence (2019)
Process Documents
Here are examples of the processes I developed for an online program initiative (2009).
Online course development process
LMS training tutorials project overview
Illustrator Images
In collaboration with Chris Faulkner, here are examples of learning objects I helped develop :
