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Instructional Design Activity: Lesson Design


 

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:

Hi Larry: Your approach to incorporating hands on demonstrations and practice with feedback are good methods to use on a performance based learning context like this one. I would incorporate other media in the opening to gain their attention and deliver some of the introduction content. The workbook/handouts would be good to have in the beginning to refer to throughout the instruction. Also, what happens if students do not successfully complete the performance assessment the first time? Dr. Law

 


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:

Objective: Students will demonstrate the safe use of tools necessary to complete a basic service procedure.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

No specific feedback given on this step.

 


 

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

Your final response:

1. Pre-instructional activities a) Motivating the learners/gaining their attention: Explain to the students the importance of safe work practices and safe tool usage and what type of accidents could happen. b) Informing the learners of the lesson objectives or purposes. Inform the students of the subjects that will be covered (proper tool usage). c) Explain to the employees what skills and knowledge they should already possess. (Prerequisite skills) The student will be reminded that they should already have good communication skills (proficiant in English) and a basic knowledge of vehicle components and the component locations. 2. Content presentation The supervisor/instructor will demonstrate a basic service using the proper tools in a safe manner. Lecture and demonstration lab 3. Learner participation The employee will perform a basic service with proper tools and with safe procedures under supervision of the instructor/supervisor. Demonstration lab and hands-on lab. 4. Assessment. A performance assessment will be given at the end of this learning module 5. Follow-through activities. Supervisors will keep handout for future reference. Supervisors will review procedures and execute performance assessments on a routine basis.

1. Pre-instructional activities a) Motivating the learners/gaining their attention b) Informing the learners of the lesson objectives or purposes c) Explain to the employees what skills and knowledge they should already possess. (Prerequisite skills 2. Content presentation The supervisor/instructor will demonstrate a basic service using the proper tools in a safe manner. Lecture and demonstration lab 3. Learner participation The employee will perform a basic service with proper tools and with safe procedures under supervision of the instructor/supervisor. Demonstration lab and hands-on lab. 4. Assessment. A performance assessment will be given at the end of this learning module 5. Follow-through activities. Supervisors will execute performance assessments on a routine basis.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

No specific feedback given on this step.

 

 

Your final response:

Choice of media. Lecture Lecture with demonstration lab Demonstration lab Printed hand outs

Choice of media. Lecture Lecture with demonstration lab Demonstration lab Printed hand outs

The instructor's feedback to this step:

No specific feedback given on this step.

 

 

 

 


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:

There were three types of media used in this instructional plan; lecture, lecture with demonstration lab and hands-on demonstration lab. In the beginning, the students needed to be instructed as to the proper tools for the job. Then, the students were shown the proper, safe procedure by their supervisor/instructor. Finally the students performed the service with the proper tools in a safe manner while under the supervision of the supervisor/instructor. Hand outs will be provided with information that employees will need to memorize for this learning module

There were three types of media used in this instructional plan; lecture, lecture with demonstration lab and hands-on demonstration lab. In the beginning, the students needed to be instructed as to the proper tools for the job. Then, the students were shown the proper, safe procedure by their supervisor/instructor. Finally the students performed the service with the proper tools in a safe manner while under the supervision of the supervisor/instructor. Hand outs will be provided with the verbal commands that employees will need to memorize for this learning module

The instructor's feedback to step 4:

No specific feedback given on this step.