Instructional Design

Parker, Linda

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İşman, A. (2011). Instructional design in education: New model. Turkish Online Journal Of 

       Educational Technology, 10(1), 136-142.


One thing I gleaned from this article was that this new model of instructional design takes a look at learning from the learner's perspective, which is a new way of thinking compared to the traditional style of looking at learning from a content approach.  Instructional design is a blend of a number of different educational theories including behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism.  Under this new design, it is important for teacher's/coaches to have a good understanding of their student's personalities or learning styles and collaborate with them in determining their learning needs.  This process helps students become more actively involved in their own learning which leads to the application of knowledge to their personal experiences which helps the students retain the information learned on a more long-term basis.  Isman's article makes me think of some of the discussions, articles, TED talks we've seen on student-guided learning as instructional design is another way of encouraging students to take ownership of their learning and it's processes.