| Area: | Department of Education |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 10.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 10 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Analysis and characterisation of instructional situations in terms of learners, content and context. Implications of perceptual and cognitive processes for design of instructional materials. Using computers in the instructional design process. Content sequencing and presentation. Instructional strategies and support of the learner. Representing subject matter in a range of information formats within a print and nonprint materials. Practical realisation of an instructional design. Evaluation and revision. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Analysed and characterised an instructional situation in terms of its learners, content and context. Described the implications of perceptual and cognitive processing capacities for the design ofinstructional materials. Used appropriate computer hardware and software as an integral part of instructional design processes. Applied instructional design processes to develop learning resources that address an identified instructional need. Evaluated and revised draft learening resources. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | British Journal of Educational Technology. Educational Technology. Educational Technology Research and Development. Educational Technology Review. Interactive Learning Environments. International Journal of Instructional Media. Multimedia Schools. Technology and Learning. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 30%, Assignment 2 40%, Quizzes 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | |
