ETAD+873+Instructional+Design

=Introduction to Instructional Design: Designing Materials for Individualized Instruction=

"An applied course in which the principles of instructional design are used to produce self-instructional materials."


 * Instructor:** Dirk Morrison



=873 Top 10 Big Ideas in the Instructional Design Model= 1. Needs Assessment 2. Learner Analysis 3. Context Analysis 4. Task/Content Analysis 5. Writing Learning Goals 6. Criterion Based Evaluation 7. Instructional Strategies 8. Visual Design 9. Usability Testing 10. Formative and Summative Evaluation

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=Term Paper=

Cognitive Load Theory
“Cognition is the scientific term for the process of thought” (Cognition, 2010). A load as it relates to computing is “a measure of how much processing a computer performs” (Load, 2010). Therefore a load as it relates to thinking could be a measure of how much processing a human brain is able to perform. A theory is a way of looking at or thinking about things. Cognitive Load Theory is therefore, a theory that attempts to summarize how our brain best processes thoughts.

Instructional designers use various instructional strategies to reduce cognitive load for learners.

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=Course Resources=

Smith,P. l. & Ragan, T.J. (2005). Instructional Design. 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 0-471-39353-3.

Misanchuk, E.R., Schwier, R.A., & Boling, E.X (2004). Visual design for instructional multimedia (2nd. ed.). This resource is available free online at: [|Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia]