Instructional Design Lady

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Instructional Design Lady: Crafting Instructional Designs for Deliberate Practice

Instructional Design Lady

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2019
The Five Instructional Stances
The instructional stance is always determined by the learner and the learning goal. Subsequently, the instructional stance will, in turn, determine which tools to use within the various instructional designs. One instructional stance is pedagogy. Pedagogy has a strong connection to behaviorism. It is heavily instructor-centered and bases learning on environmental conditioning and stimuli. Another … Continue reading "The Five Instructional Stances"
September 22, 2019
21 min
Practice what you preach!
I recently got the opportunity to do some freelance work as a subject matter expert. It was exciting to be a freelance subject matter expert, even though it was a short-lived opportunity. Hence, this experience taught me a big lesson… Practice what you preach. Reference: Hodell, C., & ProQuest. (2015). ISD from the Ground up, … Continue reading "Practice what you preach!"
September 15, 2019
22 min
The Instructional Designer’s Hierarchy of Needs
According to Maslow, there is a hierarchy of needs that are necessary for learning to occur. Like Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, I believe that there is a hierarchy of needs for instructional designers. Maslow has five levels of hierarchical needs. They are as follows: Physiological needs Safety needs Belongingness and love Esteem and accomplishment Self-actualization/Achieving … Continue reading "The Instructional Designer’s Hierarchy of Needs"
August 31, 2019
20 min
The Instructional Designer in a VUCA World
Today’s world has “turbo-speed changes created by technology” (Marquardt, Banks, Cauweiler, and Ng, 2018, p. 18). And with these turbo-speed changes come the constant need for learning and creativity. As conditions change, instructional designs that can be adapted to various learners and conditions become more prevalent than ever before. Hence, instructional designers have to “learn … Continue reading "The Instructional Designer in a VUCA World"
August 24, 2019
17 min
The Tyranny of the Urgent
Functioning in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions creates a sense of infinite urgency. Furthermore, ubiquitous exigencies make learning more difficult as the pressure to work seems to never cease. In such conditions, what is the learner to do? “Although we need more and more learning and training, the irony is that we have … Continue reading "The Tyranny of the Urgent"
August 17, 2019
24 min
2018
Content Creation Calibration Presentation
I had the pleasure of presenting at the Virginia Society for Technology in Education 2018 Conference. I shared my ideas on Content Creation and Calibration with learners and I took feedback from the audience regarding the topic. Some of the key questions were: How do I engage dormant learners in the design process? How do … Continue reading "Content Creation Calibration Presentation"
December 2, 2018
28 min
Socol’s Tool Belt Theory
Sophisticated digital tools allow texts to be annotated, videos to be produced, interactive learning experiences created, all of which further enhance student learning. However, “The only way to allow students to assemble [an] essential toolbelt for information and communication is to throw open your classroom and let the world in” (Socol, n.d., para. 17). This … Continue reading "Socol’s Tool Belt Theory"
November 11, 2018
19 min
Beta-testing Designs with End-Users
Today, learners demand more customization, voice, and practicality from their learning environments (Kalaitzidis, Litts, & Halverson, 2017). Hence, instructional designers will have to upgrade learning environments in order to meet the demand of today’s learners. As discussed in an earlier post, content creation and calibration cannot be done in a silo. Content that is customized, … Continue reading "Beta-testing Designs with End-Users"
November 4, 2018
25 min

Instructional Design Lady

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Instructional Design Lady

Episodes

The Five Instructional Stances

Practice what you preach!

The Instructional Designer’s Hierarchy of Needs

The Instructional Designer in a VUCA World

The Tyranny of the Urgent

Content Creation Calibration Presentation

Socol’s Tool Belt Theory

Beta-testing Designs with End-Users