Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Views on ID

The course has really been very interesting and very helpful. A lot has been learnt so far from colleagues, the text, case studies etc. Whenever faced with an issue, designers must first of all determine whether there is an instructional problem. This is because certain issues do not need instruction as the measure to address them. If for instance, if there is low output of work due to the breakdown of certain machines or equipments, then there is the need for repairing those machines or equipments and not designing instruction for this purpose.

If there is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) available, the designer need to do a lot of collaborative work with him or her so he or she (designer) can come out with a good material to work with in order to achieve the best results. In the absence of an SME, designers can also read or research into areas they are not conversant with so as to gain the necessary knowledge needed for designing effective i
nstruction.

1 comment:

drm said...

Good comments. I was able to get to your exam today. I hope you found the results ok.
-drm