Process Considerations for the Development and Assessment of Virtual Education Doctorates

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Prager ◽  
Barbara M. Hall ◽  
Laurie Wellner ◽  
B. Andrew Riggle ◽  
Robin Throne
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Education Doctorate ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
Design Learning ◽  
Institutional Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Dissertation Process

This chapter focuses on the use of a customized backward instructional design process used to re-engineer a virtual university's integration of institutional learning outcomes within a practice-based online dissertation process for a doctorate in education (EdD). The EdD will incorporate specialization areas in instructional design, learning analytics, and e-learning and through a lens of best assessment practices for doctoral education. This program will highlight the unique considerations for virtual environments especially those that incorporate asynchronous instructional elements in program and course design. The education doctorate is leadership-based and practitioner-focused to prepare candidates as scholar practitioners who utilize the learning outcomes for research-based decision making and problem solutions within their scope of practice. A new three chapter dissertation allows candidates to solve a practice-based problem as a culminating doctoral learning activity which will be assessed across institutional outcomes and expectations.

scholarly journals Design models as emergent features: An empirical study in communication and shared mental models in instructional

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucca Botturi
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Design Models ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
Emergent Feature ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Specific Project

This paper reports the results of an empirical study that investigated the instructional design process of three teams involved in the development of an e-learning unit. The teams declared they were using the same fast-prototyping design and development model, and were composed of the same roles (although with a different number of SMEs). Results indicate that the design and development model actually informs the activities of the group, but that it is interpreted and adapted by the team for the specific project. Thus, the actual practice model of each team can be regarded as an emergent feature. This analysis delivers insights concerning issues about team communication, shared understanding, individual perspectives and the implementation of prescriptive instructional design models.

Instructional Design and Quality

2013 ◽  
pp. 236-250
Author(s):  
Anna Busquets ◽  
Muriel Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
East Asian Studies

Quality in e-learning should be measured from three perspectives: technology, pedagogy, and management and administration. This paper examines the pedagogical and methodological perspective, specifically in the work developed by the professors of the course “East Asian Geography”, a compulsory course of the Programme of East Asian Studies. The authors consider that the teaching and learning methodology applied to the UOC model has reached the proper level of quality when students are satisfied, follow the courses and not drop out, and perform appropriately. In that sense, satisfaction, permanence, and academic performance are the three levels of measurement of the quality of the each course and program, as well as the UOC model in general. On the basis of the data obtained and results of the first two years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, in terms of performance and satisfaction of the students in the course “East Asian Geography”, is considered for revision and improvement. This process has two phases. In the first one, during 2005-2008, the authors focus on the instructional design process and the conceptualization of the course plan with new activities; in the second, from 2009 to present, the authors examine the design and diversification of course materials and e-learning activities.

Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware

2012 ◽  
pp. 192-209
Author(s):  
Randall Stieghorst ◽  
Andrea L. Edmundson
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Corporate Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
E Learning

Web-based and self-paced learning modules have become a common-and sometimes primary-tool used by the Ethics & Compliance departments of global organizations to educate employees worldwide. These e-learning modules provide guidance around such topics as the company’s Code of Conduct, specific policies or laws, globally applicable corporate standards, and how best to manage ethical dilemmas in a corporate environment. In this case, the authors describe the instructional design process that were used on various ethics and compliance courses to achieve a more global, regional, or country-specific applicability, including an overview of changes made to content and methodology that was originally perceived as “very American.”

The Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 308-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Edmundson
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Instructional Methodologies ◽  
Cultural Preferences ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Design Skills

Culturally appropriate instructional design requires the integration of instructional design skills with intercultural knowledge. In e-learning, as in classroom-based courses, courses that accommodate the learning styles and cultural preferences of the targeted learners will offer the best—and fastest—learning outcomes. In this chapter, the author illustrates how to modify an existing e-learning course—or design one ‘from scratch’—that aligns the course content, the instructional methodologies (including activities and assessments) and the technology to the needs and environment of learners in other countries. The ‘smart’ instructional designer conducts a cultural analysis and makes validated changes to e-learning courses, before they are sent for translation, localization, or final production.

Instructional Re-design for an Active Flipped Classroom

2016 ◽  
pp. 91-105
Author(s):  
Kim A. Hosler
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
Flipped Classrooms ◽  
Design Process Model ◽  
Evidenced Based

The purpose of this chapter is to present and discuss the instructional design process model -- ADDIE, and nine flipped course design principles, which when used in parallel, offer a means to support the development and implementation of a hybrid or flipped classroom. Discussion of the pedagogical terms hybrid, blended, flipped classrooms, and active learning, are followed by an overview of the instructional design process model ADDIE, along with evidenced-based flipped classroom design principles. A partial example of how these two frameworks may be applied to the re-design of a fully online course into a flipped or hybrid course is demonstrated, and emergent design-consideration questions are offered.

A Model for Evaluating Online Programs

2011 ◽  
pp. 1438-1448
Author(s):  
Amy J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Education Activity ◽  
High Level

According to the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (1994), “Program evaluation is a systematic investigation of the worth of an ongoing or continuing distance education activity” (Simonson, 1997, p. 88). As such, this article addresses the issue of evaluating programs rather than courses. Although it is true that content, instructional design, and delivery greatly affect the quality of the program, course evaluation is a topic in and of itself. Frydenberg (2002) noted that program evaluation was frequently listed as a separate item in standards documentation: “While assessment of student achievement is normally described as part of instructional design and tied to specific course objectives, program evaluation is an activity that incorporates all the aspects of the e-learning experience” (p. 7). High-level aspects of course design are, however, built into program evaluation as you will see because it is impossible to evaluate an educational program without looking at courses.

Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware

2011 ◽  
pp. 263-279
Author(s):  
Randall Stieghorst ◽  
Andrea L. Edmundson
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Corporate Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
E Learning

Web-based and self-paced learning modules have become a common-and sometimes primary-tool used by the Ethics & Compliance departments of global organizations to educate employees worldwide. These e-learning modules provide guidance around such topics as the company’s Code of Conduct, specific policies or laws, globally applicable corporate standards, and how best to manage ethical dilemmas in a corporate environment. In this case, the authors describe the instructional design process that were used on various ethics and compliance courses to achieve a more global, regional, or country-specific applicability, including an overview of changes made to content and methodology that was originally perceived as “very American.”

Strategic Management of Workplace E-Learning

2016 ◽  
pp. 1603-1613
Author(s):  
Jason G. Caudill ◽  
Barry Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Knowledge Worker ◽  
Strategic Positioning ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Modern Knowledge

Continuing education has become a necessary component of the modern knowledge worker and, by extension, of the modern firm. Increasingly, cost effectiveness points firms to using e-learning solutions in the workplace over older, more traditional methods. This chapter explores the strategic positioning of e-learning in the workplace, the instructional design process, and different types of training that are necessary in the workplace.

Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware

2015 ◽  
pp. 729-740
Author(s):  
Randall Stieghorst ◽  
Andrea Edmundson
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Corporate Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
E Learning

Web-based and self-paced learning modules have become a common-and sometimes primary-tool used by the Ethics & Compliance departments of global organizations to educate employees worldwide. These e-learning modules provide guidance around such topics as the company's Code of Conduct, specific policies or laws, globally applicable corporate standards, and how best to manage ethical dilemmas in a corporate environment. In this case, the authors describe the instructional design process that were used on various ethics and compliance courses to achieve a more global, regional, or country-specific applicability, including an overview of changes made to content and methodology that was originally perceived as “very American.”

scholarly journals Applying the Community of Inquiry e‑Learning Model to Improve the Learning Design of an Online Course for In‑service Teachers in Norway

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Krzyszkowska ◽  
Maria Mavrommati
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
E Learning

: Education authorities in Norway endorse online courses for in‑service teachers to raise education standards and to promote digital competence. Naturally, these offerings present teachers with opportunities to integrate new theoretical perspectives and their professional experience in an online learning community. The inquiry into one's professional practice, enhanced by critical reflection in a group of fellow professionals, is considered essential for a lifelong learning practitioner, however, the emerging examples of instructional design tend to prioritise content delivery rather than professional discourse. In this paper, we demonstrate how the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework could be adopted to transform learning design, which prioritises the delivery of individual assignments, into a more collaborative learning experience. Using the CoI instructional design principles and the associated questionnaire, we have investigated student perceptions of learning via an online course and formulated recommendations about how the course design can be refined to promote learning in the community. Despite the modest evidence, this investigation can serve as an example of how a concrete learning design can be improved based on this validated e‑learning model.

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