This course introduces students to the principles and processes involved in developing instructional content for professional settings.
The class includes design thinking philosophy, user and task analysis, learning theories, and methods of usability evaluation. The course also covers several theoretical approaches to technical instructions, including instructional architecture strategies, human-centered design principles, practical learning objects, and other rhetorical methods.
Major assignments include reviewing instructional materials, analyzing instructional situations, prototyping an instruction set, testing the prototype, and creating recommendations for future development.
Upon completion of the course, students should feel confident about:
- Describing planning processes and methods in instructional development
- Applying principles of user-centered design in developing instructional materials
- Explaining how methods of assessment and evaluation contribute to instructional quality and usability
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