Topics, Dates & Reading Assignments

Weeks
Lessons & Topics
Dates
Reading Assignments
Week 1  Lesson 1: Introduction to the course 

Lesson 2: What is instructional systems design?

Thursday, Jan. 9
Thursday, Jan. 11
Learn how to navigate the course Web site. Meet in class: King Hall, Room 101 (Time: 2:00 -3:15 PM)
Suggested Internet Sites (see Course Library Site)
Week 2 Lesson 1: Major theory bases contributing to instructional design

Lesson 2:
Learning theories:  Cognitive view
Tuesday, Jan. 16

Thursday, Jan. 18
Readings for lesson 1: Reiser & Dick: Ch. &Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 1 Introduction  pp. 1-19
Readings for lesson 2: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 2, pp. 21-41
Week 3 Lesson 1: Learning theories: Constructivist view
Lesson 2: Applications of learning theories
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Thursday, Jan. 25
Readings for lesson 1: Supplementary readings: Article 1 & 2
Readings for lesson 2: Hand-out # 1
Week 4 Lesson 1: Instructional Design Models, content analysis
Lesson 2: Instructional design models, analysis phase: Learner analysis
Tuesday, Jan. 30
Thursday, Feb. 1
Readings for lesson 1: Handout # 2

Readings for lesson 2: Supplementary reading: Articles 3, 4, & 5; Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 4 (learner motivation)
Week 5 Lesson 1: Analysis phase: Curriculum standards
Lesson 2: Analysis phase: Context & needs analysis
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Thursday, Feb. 8
Readings for lesson 1:  Handout # 4

Readings for lesson 2: Hand-out # 3

Week 6 Lesson 1: Instructional goals: Examining curriculum standards
Lesson 2: Instructional goals: Identifying & writing course goals
TEST 1: Saturday Feb. 17 Room 208
Tuesday, Feb. 13
Thursday, Feb. 15
Readings for lesson 1: Hand-out # 4

Readings for lesson 2: Hand-out # 5

Week 7 Lesson 1:  Gagne's instructional theory: Categories of learning outcomes, verbal information
Lesson 2:  Gagne's instructional theory: Categories of learning outcomes, intellectual skills; discrimination & concrete concepts
Tuesday, Feb. 20

Thursday, Feb. 22
Reading for lesson 1: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 3 (pp. 43-47) & Ch. 5 (pp. 83-91)
Readings for lesson 2: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 3 (pp. 47-51) & Ch. 5 (pp. 91-95) 
Week 8 Lesson 1: Gagne's instructional theories: The categories of learning outcomes, intellectual skills,  Defined Concepts & Rules
Lesson 2: The categories of learning outcomes, Intellectual skills, Problem Solving & Cognitive Strategies
Tuesday, Feb. 27
 

Thursday March 1

Readings for lesson 1: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch.  3 (pp. 47-51) & Ch. 5 (pp.  91-95) 

Readings for lesson 2: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 3 (pp. 47-53) & Ch. 5 (page,  91-95) 

Week 9 Lesson 1: The categories of learning outcomes: Attitude & motor skills

Lesson 2:
The categories of learning outcomes: Review

TEST 2:
Saturday March 17 Room 208
Tuesday, March13

Thursday, March 15
Readings for lesson 1: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 3 (pp. 52-57) & Ch. 5 (pp.  91-97)
Readings for lesson 2: Gagne & Driscoll: Ch. 3 (pp. 57-59) & Ch. 5 (pp. 97-105)
Week 10 Lesson 1:Task analysis

Lesson 2:
Writing performance objectives
Tuesday March 20
Thursday March 22
Readings for lesson 1: Hand-out # 6

Readings for lesson 2:
Hand-out # 7, Reiser & Dick: Ch. 3
Week 11 Lesson 1: Assessment strategies: Types of assessment
Lesson 2: Assessment strategies: Characteristics of good assessment
Tuesday, March 27
Thursday, March 29
Readings for lesson 1:  Airasian: Ch(s): 1 & 2
Readings for lesson 2:  Airasian: Ch(s): 1 & 2 (pp. 32-42 & 65-68)
Week 12 Lesson 1:Assessing learning outcomes: Objective tests
Lesson 2: Assessing learning outcomes: Performance tests
TEST 3: Saturday April 7 Room 208
Tuesday, April 3
Thursday, April 5
Readings for lesson 1:  Airasian: Ch.: 3

Readings for lesson 2:  Airasian: Ch.: 4

Week 13

Lesson 1: Lesson planning: Nine events of instruction
Lesson 2: Easter Break

Tuesday, April 10
Thursday, April 12
Readings for lesson 2: Reiser & Dick: Ch. 3; Gagne & Driscoll: Ch(s): 6 & 7
No Readings
Week 14 Lesson 1: Lesson planning: Designing a lesson using nine events of instruction
Lesson 2: Lesson planning: Designing and selecting media and materials
Tuesday, April 17
Thursday, April 19 
Readings for lesson 1 : Reiser & Dick: Ch. 3; Gagne & Driscoll: Ch(s): 6 & 7
Readings for lesson 2 :
Reiser & Dick: Ch. 3 & Gagne & Driscoll: Ch(s): 6 & 7
Week 15 Lesson 1: Lesson planning: Designing  assessment strategies
Lesson 2: Lesson planning: Review  lesson plans
Tuesday, April 24
Thursday, April 26
Readings for lesson 1 & 2: Reiser & Dick: Ch. 3; Gagne & Driscoll: Ch(s): 6 & 7
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