In my course, Advanced e-Learning Strategies’ week 4 presentation: Designing Effective Instruction, guidelines, goals and objectives are discussed. The presentation conveys questions to have in mind when designing a course. I will use the group project I’m involved in (which is designing a course for time management) as an example to answer the questions contained in the presentation. I will also use a pdf entitles Time Management: 10 Strategies for Better Time Management by Sue W. Chapman and Michael Rupured. The basic strategies used are as follows:
- Know how to spend your time
- Set priorities
- Use a planning tool
- Get organized
- Schedule your time appropriately
- Delegate: Get help from others
- Stop procrastinating
- Manage external time wasters
- Avoid multi-tasking
- Stay healthy
Do the goals affect behavior? Do the learners need the instructor to convey knowledge? Do the learners need to apply this knowledge?
The time management course being created deals with a behavior or behavioral change. Learning the strategies in the course the student will learn to manage his or her time in order to become an efficient learner while talking online courses. The students need to apply and practice what it taught in the class in order to improve their time management. The students don’t necessarily need to convey the knowledge gained unless discussion on personal experiences in dealing with their own time management but they do need to apply the knowledge they learn in the course to be successful in conducting proper management of their time for taking their classes online, doing assignments, and overall organizing their every day lives.
Do the learners need to have content directly presented to them or do they need guidance in acquiring the content?
Direct content will be presented by the way of online lecture and a pdf which can be downloaded for reference. The students can be guided through the strategies by the means of lecture and reading text using examples and scenarios to help the student visualize and understand the strategies.
Will the students need to work collaboratively in a social situation to achieve the knowledge?
The students can create study groups amongst themselves to learn the material and t exchange experiences with one another.
Will the learners need to perform defined behaviors: Will the instructor need to provide practice and opportunities for learners to correct mistakes?
In order for the time management strategies to work the student must practice what is taught in the course. The instructor can suggest that the students practice a strategy at a time.
What rewards or incentives will learners gain for applying the behavior?
The reward for applying the behavior is that the student will be more efficient and organized in their daily routines especially where their academics are concerned.
Will learners need to improve job performance?
If the time management strategies are used by the student, there is a very good possibility that job performance in academics and other functions can be achieved.
Will learners need to manipulate the concepts? Do they have prior knowledge of the content?
The learners may manipulate the concepts or strategies to best suit their needs. Some of the students may have a basic knowledge of the strategies and some may not.
Will the learners need to achieve mastery of the concepts?
It would be advantageous for the students to master the strategies. Incorporating the strategies into daily life will take practice over time.
Will learners need to evaluate the concepts? Will this learning be applied to a future profession?
It will be up to the student if they should evaluate these strategies and I believe they should in order to see if the strategies will be a benefit to them. What the students the students gain in the course can be used in future professions where they need to manage their time wisely.
What type of problem-solving skills will the learner need to perform after the course id completed?
Depending upon what factor in the students’ lives requires he or she to manage their time, he or she can utilize what strategy or strategies that will best suit their needs at the time.
Which media should be the most effective in the application of learning strategies: What type of media is available?
The media will be electronic having the course designed with Word Press. A computer, the Internet and access to Word Press is needed to take the course. A pdf of the course and strategies will be available for reference. Electronic media will be the most effective application for learning the course.
Problem solving and decision making will take place while learning. The student will have to solve their problem of time constraints and procrastination and decide on which strategies will best fit their time situation.
How will the instructor measure the learning? Which method will measure the learning most effectively?
The instructor will measure the learning through quizzes and discussion boards to see if the student is learning the material.
References:
Chapman, S. W. and Rupured, M. (n.d.). Time management: 10 strategies for better time management. Retrieved from http://www.fcs.uga.edu/docs/time_management.pdf
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. (n.d.). Advanced e-learning strategies: Week 4 – presentation: Designing effective instruction. Retrieved from http://www.student.online.rmcad.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=lms.activitiesAssignment&activityI d=91913&dekuveryId=125477
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