LTEC 5510 Technology Based Learning Environments - Spring 2017

Reflect on the following items: You have begun putting together your full course. What has gone well? What has challenged you? What feedback have you received? What feedback have you given? What have you learned from the process of developing instruction in an LMS? I started putting my course together in week 5 as I am trying not to procrastinate in this class because from week 7 on, I will need to rely on my time management skills.   I am so used to the Blackboard environment so there has been a learning curve as far understanding the structure of Canvas.   I am still not sure how some things work in Canvas but I think I am learning a lot through the development of my course.   For me, there is nothing better than hands-on learning.   The one area I’ve had difficulty with is placing links.   Canvas doesn’t allow for the use of some links and I find that a bit annoying.   The workaround has been for me to create a content page and the...

For this week's reflection blog, we are to find an instructional design (ID) model that we are not familiar with and answer some questions.  I had never heard of the ASSURE model, is a six-step ID Model that provides a way to successfully integrate media and technology in the student learning process.  ASSURE is an acronym that stands for: A - Analyze learning S – State standards & objectives S – Select strategies, technology, media & materials U – Utilize technology, media & materials R – Require learner participation E – Evaluate & revise What is the point of this model? This model uses Robert Gagne’s events of instruct to assure effective use of media in instruction and its main point is that learners attributes, such as age, gender, interests, academic abilities, learning styles, prior competencies, etc. are first analyzed prior to creating any goals and objectives, strategies and technology media, and materials. How is the model dif...

For week 3, we were asked to reflect on our experience with the instructional design document and our peer review.  The main purpose of this reflection is to write about what we learned, the changes that took place due to our learning, and how we used the feedback.  I was dreading this assignment but one has no choice but to keep moving and doing our best. I have learned and grown a lot as an instructional designer this week.  Working on the instructional design document has been one of the most challenging and yet rewarding assignments I have ever worked on.  I say this because writing is a weakness of mine and because I have very little experience with the analysis phase of instructional design.  I had to work hard and put in a lot of hours just to get the analysis design document in decent shape.  I must admit, I had issues with just about every section of the analysis document. The area which I struggled the most was the goals and objectives....