Course Design v 0.1

Here is a first whack at designing a course. This model is based on the Instructional Systems Approach to Teleteaching (ISAT) model developed by Thom Cyrs while at NMSU.

I had initially hesitated to use this model as a basis, but noticed that it is about the same age as typical models on the Instructional Design and Development website. Some points of note are:

• The different blocks represent different sub-processes which would interact with each other, as shown, over time. However, the frequency of interaction varies. During course operation , blocks 4, 5, and 6 interact quite heavily.
• The model is not only for instructional design and re-design, but also a framework for managing the course.
• The numbers indicate the order of considering the sub-processes during initial design, but as with all design processes, the subsequent refinements are driven by circumstance and information.
• This is a top-level model. Each sub-process will acquire more detail as I continue to adapt the model. For example, I tend to use a backwards course design approach in Block 2.
• Additionally, Blocks 2 through 6 are synchronized with respect to each other and time. As the course progresses, knowledge that students have achieved one milestone means I can go on to the topics built on that milestone.
• While this model does not address the issue of facilitating interaction directly, but that is one of the objectives in Block 2