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Instructional Design Activity: Unit Design
Overall Instructor Rating: Satisfactory Ratings explanation:
Instructor's Overall Feedback: Very nicely done. I focused most of my attention directly on your map (thanks for generating this). All looks fine -- I just have one small question below related to one of your objectives.
1. Restate one of the unit (enabling) objectives or goals you identified in your course ICM, or change topics and write a new unit objective. Click here to view your IDA on course design. This objective will become the terminal objective for your unit. Compare the use of the terms "terminal" and "enabling" here to the last IDA, when you were creating a course-level ICM. These terms are relative to the ICM on which you are working. An enabling objective in your course ICM becomes the terminal objective in a unit ICM. Then, an enabling objective in your unit ICM becomes your terminal objective in a lesson ICM. (Note: I interchange goal and objectives here because you may realize after further analysis that your objective identified in your course ICM was not clear or appropriate, which means that it is really a goal. After completing this IDA, you may need to rewrite your terminal objective for this unit.)
Be sure to include in your objective the learned capability verb that corresponds to one of Gagne's learning domains: Problem-solving (generate); Rule-using (demonstrate); concept (classify, identify); verbal information (state, recite, summarize); attitudinal (choose); psychomotor (execute). Your final response: Title: Replicating Problems Reported By GALILEO Users
Objective: SWBAT generate replication of problems reported by users.
ignore The instructor's feedback to this step: No specific feedback given on this step.
2. Identify the intellectual skill objectives for the lessons in the unit. Based on the instructional goal(s) and learning outcomes, conduct an subordinate skills analysis as described by Dick, Carey, and Carey in chapter 4. You are now beginning to breakdown what the learner needs to know in order to achieve the instructional goal. Each objective you generate can roughly be considered a lesson objective (as we will discuss in class, some lessons may have more than one objective; but there is no sense risking confusion on this point now.) Identify the 3-5 most critical parts of the unit (referred to as "lessons"). These should generally be limited to intellectual skills learning outcomes such as problem solving and relational rules. For some cases, there may be a need for an attitude learning outcome. (Note: the number of lessons will depend on your instructional problem and design. Add or eliminate lessons as you deem necessary). Write the lesson/enabling objectives below. A. Lesson1
Your final response: Title: Identiying standard elements of problem reports. Objective: SWBAT identify the basic pieces of information included in every problem report. The instructor's feedback to this step: No specific feedback given on this step. B. Lesson 2 Your final response: Title: Identifying unknown elements of problem reports Objective: SWBAT list the unknown details of the problem report for further investigation. The instructor's feedback to this step: This is only one I'm a little unsure of. You use the capability verb "list", which denotes verbal information. However, since you seem to understand how to label these with "VI" in a circle as a supporting objective, I suspect you intend this objective to be an intellectual skill, probably a concept (identify or classify). Give it some thought.
C. Lesson 3 Your final response: Title: Identifying strategies for problem replication. Objective: SWBAT to identify appropriate databases and search strategies for replication of problem. The instructor's feedback to step 4: No specific feedback given on this step.
D. Lesson 4 Your final response: Title: Demonstrating the same problem Objective: SWBAT demonstrate the conditions under which the user experienced the reported problem. The instructor's feedback to this step: No specific feedback given on this step. 3. Identify supporting objectives from the verbal information and attitudinal domains. Identify these objectives using verbs such as "state, list, or summarize" for verbal information objectives and "choose" for attitudinal objectives. (If you have more than 2, just list those that best represent these other objectives. Be sure to include these objectives on your visual ICM to indicate which intellectual skills they support.) Your final response: Verbal information objective: SWBAT state the problem report data elements which indicate which database is involved. Attitudinal objective: Student will choose to follow the step-by-step methodology for replication of reported problems. The instructor's feedback to this step: Excellent examples of supporting objectives from other learning domains. 4. Identify entry behaviors (also known as prerequisite skills). Entry behaviors are those skills and knowledge that you expect your students to have as they begin this unit. That is, you do not intend to teach these. Although you will undoubtedly have many objectives denoting entry behaviors, just list one example below (but be sure to include all entry behaviors on your instructional curriculum map). Your final response: Student must have the ability to use a web browser. The instructor's feedback to this step: Good.
5. Draw an Instructional Curriculum Map (ICM) for the Unit An ICM visually represents the optimal sequence of these objectives. (Just think of it as a flowchart.) Draw the ICM in "top-down" fashion with the terminal objective (i.e. unit objective) at the top. Instructional events are designed top-down, though learners will ultimately experience the instruction bottom-up. If there is room in your ICM, include the full objectives, otherwise, just include the title. Entry behaviors should be drawn at the very bottom with a dotted line separating these from the other objectives just above. Click here for an example (generated with Inspiration). The instructor's feedback to this step: Very well done. This visually represents your unit design very well. Thanks for taking the time to make this available online.
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