Basics of Instructional Design

1. Basics of Instructional Design
‫د‬.‫منى‬‫يونس‬
‫أغسطس‬2020
Mona Younes
Dec 2020

2. What is Instructional Design? What does it consist
of?
Components
People
Processes
Tools Theories
Physical
Organization

3. Please, think about…..
What are the additional things instructional designers do, to
make their training (instruction) more effective?
What are the different things (actions, tools, processes) if in
place, you would say “ WOW that was a good training, it was
meaningful, I learnt, benefited and it was constructive (i.e. it
added to my knowledge”

4. How to make your instructional design
more effective?
• Having a clear structure
• Providing sufficient relevant examples
• Demonstrating good facilitation skills
• Engaging participants
• Incuing practical
(applicable/reflective) activities
• Providing helpful resources (handouts,
readings, tutorials…etc.)

5. What are the main
principles of instructional
design ?
Learning is happening
when the learners
are engaged in
solving, in thinking
about real-world,
authentic problems.
Improving Learning Using Principles of Instructional
Design

6. Principle #1:
Problem-
Based
1) Show problems upfront
2) Make problems real
3) Make problems progressive

7. Principle #2: Activate
• Elicit (your own or others)
Experiences
• Present Experiences
• Provide a Framewok (the more
visual the better)

8. Engaging Activity
• Which framework (or visual presentation of complex concepts) helped
you in your work ? Provide us of one or more frameworks by pasting
their URL in the Chat box.
• Let us all exchange frameworks

9. Principle #3:
Demonstrate

10. Principle
#4: Apply
participants

11. Principle
#4: Apply
participants
CONTEXTUAL APPLICATION:
Before they apply, they should be asked to:
- Think (present, demonstrate, talk about)
their context
- Identify anticipated challenges

12. Principle
#5:
Integrate
Reflect
Discuss
Reflect
Reflect
Discuss
Reflect

13. Polling Question #1
How should an instructional designer divide a
60 minute session across the five principles
1. 30 min for ‘Activate’ & ‘Demonstrate and
30 for ‘Apply and Integrate’
2. 45 for the core principle ‘Problem-
Solving’ and 15 for the rest.
3. 30 min for Activate & Integrate and 30 for
the rest.
4. 45 min for Integrate and Apply and 15 for
the rest.

14. Improving Learning Using Principles of
Instructional Design
Angela Dooley (Phd Candidate, Educational
Psychology & Instructional Design)

15. Why to integrate ‘Reflection’?
“We don’t learn from experience. We learn from reflecting
on experience.”
John Dewey
The learning process consists of as “Input-Process-Output-
Reflect” because without reflection, it is very difficult to
have genuine learning.
Dr. Bobb Darnell

16. Polling Questions #2
QUESTION1:
Which of the following is the best reflective activity in an online
meeting?(Select all that apply)
1- Asking participants to discuss an issue or problem.
2- Asking them to provide examples from their context (reflect on their
situation)
3- Asking them to write a reflective journal about the concept at hand.
4- Provide a space for knowledge exchange.
5- All of the above

17. How to integrate reflective activities?
ONE RULE ONLY
Make reflection, and peer-to-peer idea, knowledge, experience exchange
an integral part of your online communication.
JUST PLAN FOR IT….
Examples:
What if questions?
Did you ever….?
What would you do…?
Remember:
It is not about the
content.
It is not about you.
IT IS ABOUT THEM

18. How to integrate reflective activities?
My Courses:
• Introduction
• Exploration (Concept
Demonstration)
• Application
• Reflection
• Extension
Reflect
Integrate
Apply

19. What are “Contextual Instructional Design
Strategies”?
Contextualized instructional strategies link the learning of
basic skills with academic or occupational content by focusing
directly on concrete applications in a specific career context
that is of interest to students.

20. Please, provide an example of …..
two example of NON-CONTEXTUALIZED ID, e.g. a lesson,
lecture, training or presentation that you could totally
NOT RELATE TO.
Recall your feelings during and after that experience.

21. Why are “Contextual Instructional Design
Strategies” so important?
Contextual Instructional Design
ensures
1. Problem solving within realistic
situations
2. Learning in multiple career
contexts
3. Content derived from diverse
work and life situations
4. Authentic assessment

22. How to apply “Contextual Instructional
Design Strategies”?
An ID using this approach is not simply teaching, training or presenting some
required content, but rather
asking the question of how, or in what context, will the participants
apply the content, AND designing authentic activities that mimic an
occupational application.

23. Polling Question #3
Which part of this presentation did you find most useful?
(Select all that apply)
1- The five principles of Instructional Design
2- The concept of Reflection
3- The concept of Contextualization

24. Polling Question #4
What would you anticipate to be the most difficult to
implement? (Select all that apply)
1- Problem-solving activities
2- Activating, demonstrating new concepts
3- Applying new knowledge & skills
4- Integrating new knowledge & skills
5- Designing reflective activities
6- Integrating contextualized activities

25. Question Time
Dr. Mona Younes
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