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= **Using Instructional Design Principles**  =

//Many of us use the principles of instructional design all the time without even knowing it.//

 Mostly we use instructional design to create learning or training modules whether it be for large groups, small groups or self-paced learning. I have so many projects that I had to choose one that would make the best use of my time and produce a meaningful product for me to use in the future as well as to serve as a model for EDET 722, I//nstructional Design and Assessment.// In my spring course EDEX 750 - T//echnology for Special Populations//, I teach one class on using PowerPoint for instruction. I try to make the graduate students in the class go beyond the linear slide show and create self-checking quizzes or interactive modules.

For example: I might use this slide to have my elementary students choose which picture demonstrates the concept of "in front of the bench."
 * **Where are the boys standing in front of the bench?** ||
 * [[image:compare.jpg caption="comparing boys in front or behind the bench"]] ||

In order for me to decide how to use PowerPoint I have to develop an analysis of my learners, then I have to develop my goals, look at a task analysis for the concept I am teaching and then the development of the PowerPoint show. I need to decide if I should use photos, clip art, videos or sound. Then after I develop my shows I can tests them out with different groups to see what I need to change. Then once I have perfected my products and instruction, I can test my students to see how they do on using the tool and learning the concepts.

In teaching teachers how to use PowerPoint and create interactive shows I have to create instructional modules on creating and ordering slides. Again I will have to decide on the skill level of my teachers and whether I need to use screen shots or videos to develop my modules. I will use this topic to apply the steps of ISD to create instructional modules for the EDEX 750 class.


 * [[image:cawsmwet.jpg caption="Dr. Cheryl Wissick"]] || This wiki was designed by Dr. Cheryl Wissick for the purposes of demonstration for EDET 722 Instructional Design and Assessment, a graduate course at the University of South Carolina in the M.Ed. in Educational Technology degree program. For more information on the program please visit the [|M.Ed. in EDET] web page. edtech.sc.edu/

Many of the views expressed in this wiki have been derived from core information from: //The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting fundamental principles with process and practice.//  Brown, A. & Green, T. D. (2006) ||