Taking a Closer Look at Performance Assessments

Questions for consideration Instructor’s Perspective: What are some of the benefits of developing, implementing, and scoring performance assessments? Instructor’s Perspective: What are some of the challenges an instructor or instructional designer might face when creating a performance assessment for an online environment? Learner’s Perspective: What are some of the benefits of performance assessments? Learner’s perspective: What are some of … Continue reading →

What Skills and Qualities do you think are most important to be an Effective and Successful ID Project Manager

I do believe there must be a bank of standard questions to ask students that administration somehow feels validates the program the student is in the midst of completing. This question is a case in point. In fact, this question has been asked in almost every class I have taken at Walden. They all start … Continue reading →

Effective Communication in an Instructional Design Case Study

Role of Catherine Nelson After a successful pilot project, Insulware has contracted Instructional Media Solutions (IMS) to “develop an entire web-based university for 66 Insulware facilities” (Ertmer & Quinn, 2007, p. 222). Major Players • Carlos Martinez, IMS chief operating officer and project manager • Dan Layton, IMS computer programmer • Catherine Nelson, IMS lead … Continue reading →

Deciding Upon Priorities: An ID Perspective

How does the role you assume influence your thinking and priorities at the beginning of an ID project? Although the role of the ID has a great deal in common with the role of PM, both utilize a “systematic approach…engage in careful planning and focus on consistency as a means to deliver quality. Both try … Continue reading →

The Future of Distance Learning: Reflection

Introduction Currently, perceptions of distance learning are complex and varied. There are large pockets of individuals unfamiliar with any of the distance learning programs (print, video, audio/telephonic, video or computer) due to what is commonly referred to as the Digital Divide (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright, & Zvacek, 2009). The Digital Divide refers to individuals who either … Continue reading →

Interviews re Perceptions of Online Learning

I have to admit, at first I did not take this interview/question assignment very seriously. Once I had the results, however, I understand why the assignment was important. I managed to get responses from four different people and since they were not very long-winded in their responses, I am providing them for you to see … Continue reading →

The Impact of Distance Learning

The focal articles of our resources this week highlight many pertinent trends within instructional design across several educational  environments, including work training, higher education and K-12 (Huett, Moller, Foshay, & Coleman, 2008; Moller, Foshay, & Huett, 2008; Moller, Foshay, & Huett, 2008). The expansion of distance learning and/or online learning and/or e-learning, however, as with … Continue reading →

Past Experiences with Research

One of the most pivotal experiences in my life occurred in the eleventh grade in an average government class. The assignment was preparation and participation in a mock jury trial. My task was to “prove” my case. Despite the fact that the evidence and facts were on my side, I lost the case. This experience … Continue reading →

Past Experiences with Research

One of the most pivotal experiences in my life occurred in the eleventh grade in an average government class. The assignment was preparation and participation in a mock jury trial. My task was to “prove” my case. Despite the fact that the evidence and facts were on my side, I lost the case. This experience … Continue reading →

The Importance of Evaluation

The rationale behind this particular discussion post is analogous to preparing a defendant for trial. The law states that every individual is innocent until proven guilty; however, year after year many innocent people go to jail for crimes they did not commit simply because they were unable to “defend” themselves under interrogation. This week, we … Continue reading →