Explain, what are the components of course design!
When reading this weeks materials the document "First Principles of Instruction" was somehow most familiar to me. It contained some basic rules or how to say.
In the text there are presented four phases of learning:
(1) activation of prior experience,
(2) demonstration of skills,
(3) application of skills,
(4) integration or these skills into realworld activities
These are seen important in many current instructional models and on my opinion are some kind of ground stones. At least I´ve seen these important to my own learning. Especially the fourth one. With these the text also suggest that the most effective learning environments are those that are problem-based.
There were also these instructional design prescriptions:
Learning is facilitated when:
- learners are engaged in solving real-world problems
- existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge
- new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner
- new knowledge is applied by the learner
- new knowledge is integrated into the learner's world
And from my own experience in course design and course participation the most important things are that the course has clear goals and rules (what to do and when and how), all the needed information and materials are easy to find from the learning zone and the materials, assignments and guided discussions are relevant to the subject and support the learning of the students. How to get to this? On my opinion the list above is good. It takes the emphasis to the learner, what is needed to support his/hers learning.
A very good web course was Melissa Lee Price´s Digital Culture which I participated last autumn. There was a lot of discussions in the forums, good weekly assignments and reasonable final assignment. I really learned a lot!
Bad ones.. Hmm.. Bad ones are those which don´t have assignments which relate to the subject, there are no discussions, peer-reviews or reflections, the teacher don´t know how to activate students or the course just don´t work, there is no clear schedule, no "to do" lists or a very precise introduction.
When reading this weeks materials the document "First Principles of Instruction" was somehow most familiar to me. It contained some basic rules or how to say.
In the text there are presented four phases of learning:
(1) activation of prior experience,
(2) demonstration of skills,
(3) application of skills,
(4) integration or these skills into realworld activities
These are seen important in many current instructional models and on my opinion are some kind of ground stones. At least I´ve seen these important to my own learning. Especially the fourth one. With these the text also suggest that the most effective learning environments are those that are problem-based.
There were also these instructional design prescriptions:
Learning is facilitated when:
- learners are engaged in solving real-world problems
- existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge
- new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner
- new knowledge is applied by the learner
- new knowledge is integrated into the learner's world
And from my own experience in course design and course participation the most important things are that the course has clear goals and rules (what to do and when and how), all the needed information and materials are easy to find from the learning zone and the materials, assignments and guided discussions are relevant to the subject and support the learning of the students. How to get to this? On my opinion the list above is good. It takes the emphasis to the learner, what is needed to support his/hers learning.
A very good web course was Melissa Lee Price´s Digital Culture which I participated last autumn. There was a lot of discussions in the forums, good weekly assignments and reasonable final assignment. I really learned a lot!
Bad ones.. Hmm.. Bad ones are those which don´t have assignments which relate to the subject, there are no discussions, peer-reviews or reflections, the teacher don´t know how to activate students or the course just don´t work, there is no clear schedule, no "to do" lists or a very precise introduction.
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