Analyzing the student learners targeted in the instructional
design being developed is a means to identify the learner characteristics
that will likely impact the process and outcomes of the learning
experience.
Aspect
1: The Syntax |
Learning
Goals |
Instructional
Strategies |
Instructional
Actions |
Student
Activities |
| To learn how to search for news
paper articles on the internet |
Show by example/demonstration |
- Open the browser (we have been using Netscape)
- Type in the appropriate URL address for the search
engine
- Type in the text for the subject matter being searched
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The student will need to take notes if
necessary.
The student will need to ask questions if they do not
understand any of the steps. |
| Active Learning |
- The students will open their browsers
- The students will then commence their searches
- The students will guide each other if necessary
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The students will repeat the steps shown
in the example.
They will watch each other and help each other out if
necessary. |
| Selecting text and copying it
to the clipboard |
Show by example/demonstration |
- Finde text from a newspaper article, online, that
we want to select
- Highlight the text with the mouse
- Copy the text (using the shortcut keys - Ctrl-C)
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The students will follow along
with the example.
They will take notes as necessary. |
| Active Learning |
- The students will browse for a newspaper article
- I will make myself available to answer any questions
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The students will follow the steps for
selcting and copying as shown in the demonstration
They will help each other or ask the instructor for help |
| Pasting the selected text in
Microsoft Word |
Show by example/demonstration |
- Opening Microsoft Word
- Pasting the selected text in a new document (using
the shortcut keys - Ctrl-V)
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The students will follow along with the
example.
They will take notes as necessary
They will ask questions if they do not understand. |
| Active Learing |
- The students will open Microsoft Word
- The students will then paste their selected text
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The students will show by pasting their
understanding of the activity so far
They will show each other or ask questions if necessary |
| Formatting the text in Microsoft Word |
Show by example/demonstration |
- Changing any of the formats (i.e. fonts, line spacing,
headers, adding or deleting text, etc.)
- Adding any pictures if desired
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The students will follow along with the
example.
They will ask questions or help each other if necessary
|
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Aspect 2: The
Social System
Describe the interpersonal structure of the instructional
experience. |
The students will be working
with each other in pairs and sometimes in groups. They will
be answering their own questions. Those that they cannot
answer, they will seek the instructor's help on. |
Aspect 3: The
role of the instructor
Describe your general instructional role. |
The general instructor's role
would be that of demonstration and showing by example. The
instructor would then be a monitor as the student's go through
their work. The instructor would also answer any questions
the students may pose. |
Aspect 4: The
support system
Describe the types and amount of instructional, technical,
and other resource support required for the instruction
(e.g., instructional materials, communication capabilities,
assistive technologies). |
The instructional materials that
will be needed will be:
- My laptop
- The digital projector
- The internet
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