Overall Instructor Rating: Satisfactory
Ratings explanation:
- Exemplary - A model answer in almost every way (this is given out very rarely).
- Satisfactory - Very well done; you've met the expectations of the assignment. There are some minor problems, so read my feedback well.
- Marginal Pass - You pass, but there are lots of issues to consider. Read my feedback very carefully and be sure you understand the points/issues I raise.
- Not satisfactory, redo and resubmit - The assignment was not completed appropriately. I am concerned that you do not understand the process well enough yet. To get credit for the assignment, you need to redo it, most probably on another topic. Read and consider my feedback very carefully before redoing.
Instructor's Overall Feedback:
Very good overall design. You seem to understand the process. (There was not much to prevent me from giving a rating of "exemplary", but I really prefer to reserve this.)
The purpose of this activity is to design a specific lesson based on the lesson objectives identified in one of your unit instructional curriculum maps (ICMs). This IDA is designed to give you practice in planning lesson based on Gagne's events of instruction (see Dick, Carey, and Carey, chapter 8).
Complete the instructional strategy planning sheet below for one lesson of your choice. Preferably, this is a lesson that you identified during the unit design analysis. However, you can choose any lesson you wish. As outlined by Dick, Carey, and Carey, it may be helpful to organize the events of instruction in the following major groups or components: Pre-instructional activities, Content presentation, Learner participation, Assessment, Follow-through activities.
Your instructional plan should emphasize materials-centered instruction. That is, you should consider resources other than a live instructor for the delivery of the lesson. As you consider possible media, also consider the affordances, or special characteristics, that various media possess.
Instructional Strategy Planning Sheet
Write the instructional objectives of your lesson here (it can be more than one):
Your final response:
Students will be able to demonstrate proper formatting for a professional resume.
The instructor's feedback to this step:
This is good, but I recommend that you add more specifics to this objective by adding a specific behavior to go along with the learned capability verb "demonstrate".
To add specific behavior, just insert the phrase "by [behavior]" at the end, such as in this example: "Given three video scenes showing a teacher using grouping strategies, SWBAT classify by labeling the scene that demonstrates the principles of cooperative learning. (defined concept)"
Enter your instructional plan for each of the instructional components. Also indicate your media choice for each instructional component.
Instructional Component |
Instructional Plan |
Media Choice |
1. Pre-instructional activities
- a. Motivating the learners/gaining their attention
- b. Informing the learners of the lesson objectives or purposes
- c. Informing the learner of what they already need to know to be successful in this lesson (i.e. prerequisite skills)
2. Content presentation
- a. Presenting the content to be learned (i.e. stimulus material)
- b. Guiding the learners as they are presented with the content
3. Learner participation
- a. Giving the learner opportunites for practice (i.e. eliciting the performance)
- b. Giving the learner feedback during practice
4. Assessment
- Tests and other assessments to see if anything has been learned as a result of this lesson
5. Follow-through activities
- a. Memory aids for retention
- b. Activities to help learners transfer their learning to other contexts
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Your final response:
1. Pre-instructional activities
a. Discuss how a properly formatted resume can give a positive first impression to possible employers, which may be the difference between getting a givne position and not getting said position.
b. Describe that the objective of the lesson is to demonstrate the proper formatting of a resume using a word processing program. Also, explain that the lesson will proceed in an easily understood step-by-step manner.
c. Explain that experience with a word processing program including use of tabs, varied fonts, and basic formatting.
2. Content presentation
a&b. Present a powerpoint presentation of various resume formats. Included will be real examples of well done resumes and examples of poorly formatted resumes. Explain the purpose behind the various formats. In addition, explain to the students that they will have to opportunity to practice formatting their resume.
3. Learner participation
a&b Have the students tentatively draw up a resume by hand including various experiences and other vital information and write in short-hand notation how the various aspects will be formatted. The teacher should circulate around the room and aid the students if needed.
4. Assessment
The students will be given two days to produce a properly formatted resume on a word processor. The critique of the students work for this lesson will be mainly concerned with the format of the resume.
5. Follow-through activities
a. The learner's resume will be returned to them and should be kept for use in future drafts of their resume.
b. After other lessons concerning necessary inclusions in a resume, the students could be assigned to produce yet another draft of their resume which would be evaluated on its substance as well as aesthetics.
The instructor's feedback to this step:
Very well designed instructional strategies. Good attention to Gagne's events of instruction.
(You should have taken Ginger's advice to correct some typos!)
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Your final response:
1. Pre-instructional activities
a. Teacher
b. Teacher
c. Teacher
2. Content presentation
Teacher and PowerPoint Presentation
3. Learner participation
Teacher, Written word
4. Assessment
Word Processor
5. Follow-through activities
Word Processor
The instructor's feedback to this step:
Good use of media/technology, though this is clearly an instructor-led lesson.
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Provide a rationale for your media choices. How do the media you have selected support the instructional plan you have designed? Do the affordances of the media you've selected match the instructional strategy and support student learning?
Examples of media affordances:
- Video: dynamic representation of people, social situations, psychomotor tasks, etc.
- Computer simulation: dynamic representation of concepts and principles
- Computer spreadsheets: dynamic representation of numeric relationships
- Computer databases: dynamic representation of categorical relationships
Your final response:
A power point presentation will be utilized to provide the instruction to the students. This format is good because it is grabs the learners attention and can also be easily and cheaply transferred to the students if desired. PowerPoint allows the inclusion of various documents and inserted phrases of instruction in one document which allows for more flexibility. In addition to PowerPoint, a word processing program will be utilized to allow the students to adequately demonstrate the proper formatting of a resume. By producing a "hard copy" of their personal resume, they will have something to draw from when producing future drafts for obtaining employment. This format also allows for easy evaluation and feedback from the teacher's standpoint.
The instructor's feedback to step 4:
Very good rationales. I agree with Ginger that the phrase "cheaply transferred" needs some explanation. I think I know what you mean.
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