Schedule

Week

Topic

Reading

Due

Week 1
January 3nd

- Course Introduction
- What is good instruction?

 

 

Week 2
January 10
th

- Instructional Design Theories and Models

Week 2 Online Readings: (see Carmen)

 

Week 3
January 17
th

Constructivism & Activity Theory

Gay & Hembrooke chs. 1&2

Week 3 Online Readings: (see Carmen)

Project 1:

Description of the unit that you plan to teach

Week 4
January 24
th

Activity Theory (cont.) / Learners

Gay & Hembrooke ch. 3

 

Week 4 Online Readings (see Carmen)

 

Week 5
January 31
st

Task Analysis / Instructional Objectives

Gay & Hembrooke ch. 4

 

Week 5 Online Readings: (see Carmen)

 

Week 6
February 7
th

Instructional Sequencing, Strategies and Scaffolding

 

 

 

Gay & Hembrooke ch. 5

 

Week 6 Online Readings (see Carmen)

Project 2:

Description of learners, activity system(s), and initial task analysis.

Week 7
February 14th

Evaluation / Assessment

Gay & Hembrooke ch. 6

 

 

Week 7 Online Readings: (see Carmen)

 


 

 

Week 8
February 21st

Topic TBA

 

Readings TBA

 

Project 3:
Revised Project 2

Instructional Strategies, Sequencing and

Assessments

Description of formative analysis design

Week 9
February 28
th

- Workshop Projects

 

 

Project 4:

Sample of your content

 

Project 5:

Preliminary results of formative evaluation

Week 10
March 7th

- Workshop Projects / Course Conclusion

 

 

 

A hard copy of your final project is due at 5:00 pm in RA 122 on Wednesday 3/15.