Module Details

Module Code: EDUC9038
Title: Elearning Instructional Design
Long Title: E-learning Instructional Desig
NFQ Level: Expert
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 1420 - Education Studies
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: This module provides the student with a critical and practical introduction to instructional design approaches for the e-learning/Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) environment, drawing from the fields and traditions of traditional instructional design, educational psychology, cognitive psychology, pedagogical theory, usability/user experience and design. By the end of the module students will be able to critically reflect on a variety of real-world e-learning problems from an instructional design perspective and demonstrate application from theory to their own professional practice as e-learning designers and developers.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Critically engage with key concepts, models, and frameworks in the field of instructional design
LO2 Engage with various philosophical, pedagogical and psychological assumptions underlying key instructional design models, processes and frameworks
LO3 Appraise the interrelationship between educational technology and the ongoing development of instructional design
LO4 Apply, in an integrative way, a range of instructional design approaches and perspectives to real world e-learning/TEL implementations
LO5 Critically evaluate and apply new and emerging approaches in instructional design for the e-learning environment.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

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Indicative Content
Learning Theory: Definitional and Philosophical Issues
Educational psychology, cognitive psychology, pedagogical theory, and instructional design; the function of theory; epistemological issues and assumptions; early experimental approaches to learning
Key Modern Learning Theories and Frameworks
Behaviourism, Cognitive Information Processing, Schema Theory, Situated Cognition, Embodied Cognition, Cognitive Development, Constructivism, Social Constructivism, Instructional Design Perspectives, Connectionism
Instructional Design Models
ADDIE; Dick & Carey Systems Approach; Merrill's First Principles of Instruction; Kemp's Instructional Design Model; Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction; Constructive Alignment
Frameworks and Taxonomies of Learning
Conceptual frameworks and models of learning, Bloom, Anderson & Krathwohl's revision of Bloom, Feuerstein's theory of mediated learning, Gagne's types of learning and learner capability, Hannah and Michaelis's instructional objectives, Biggs and Collis's SOLO, Merrill's instructional transaction theory, Romiszowskis' analysis of knowledge and skills, Jonassen and Tessmer's taxonomy of learning outcomes, Marzano's taxonomy of educational objectives
Contemporary and Emerging E-learning Instructional Design Models and Practices
Instructional Design for the E-learning Environment, Successive Approximations Model (SAM), Agile Development Methodologies, Rapid Prototyping Methoologies, Participatory and User-Centred Design, New and Emerging Module Design Processes and Considerations
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 5 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Assessment Description
Annotated Bibliography based around citations to key sources with descriptive and evaluative student comment re relevance, quality, applicability etc of each source.
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 80
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Critical evaluation of real world e-learning/TEL material based around analysis of instructional design approaches/assumptions. Report to incorporate recommendations for optimising same for greater effectiveness, engagement etc.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Traditional lecture format with discussion and other activities based around key theories, practices, and topics arising Every Week 2.00 2
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Range of readings, exercises and other formative assessment tasks Every Week 5.00 5
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Traditional lecture format with discussion and other activities based around key theories, practices, and topics arising Every Week 1.50 1.5
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Range of readings, exercises and other formative assessment tasks Every Week 5.50 5.5
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • David Moseley... [et al.]. (2006), Frameworks for thinking, Cambridge University Press, [ISBN: 0521612845].
  • Michael W. Allen, Richard Sites (Contributor). (2012), Leaving Addie for SAM, ASTD Press, [ISBN: 978-1562867119].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Julie Dirksen. (2015), Design For How People Learn, 2. New Riders, 2015, [ISBN: 9780134211282].
  • Walter Dick, Lou Carey, James O. Carey. (2011), The systematic design of instruction, Pearson, [ISBN: 0205585566].
  • Ruth C. Clark, Richard E. Mayer,. (2011), e-Learning and the Science of Instruction, Pfeiffer, [ISBN: 0470874309].
  • Terry Anderson (Editor). (2008), The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, AU Press, [ISBN: 1897425082].
  • Marcy P. Driscoll. (2005), Psychology of learning for instruction, Pearson Allyn and Bacon, Boston, [ISBN: 0205375197].
  • Robert M. Gagne et al. (2004), Principles of instructional design, Cengage Learning, [ISBN: 0534582842].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_HELDE_9 Master of Arts in E-learning Design and Development 1 Mandatory