Instructional Objectives and Strategies

Identifying the content of the learning need is the first steps in the design process. Once the need is established the designer is able to establish objectives, design the instructional strategies, develop test items and create the instruction. Objectives for a course serve three purposes:
1. Gives direction for the instructor or teacher to design instruction
2. Provides a framework for evaluating a student’s learning.
3. Provides guidance for the student.
Objectives are classified in three categories cognitive, psychomotor and affective. Objectives are written according to the instructors or instructional course designer’s goals for the learner. The verb used is in the objective lends to a particular category. To write a behavioral objective the statement must have a verb required by the learner followed with the subject content. This will indicate to the student what to achieve. Objectives must be clearly written to the student and instructor in order to accomplish the objective (Morrison, Ross, & Kemp, 2007).
This information will help me in developing objectives that are precise, measurable and unambiguous to both the learner and myself in the creation of my design project.
I really enjoy reading Bonk & Zhang. There are so many innovative instructional ideas. The following are the activities I hope to incorporate into my design project: self-check quizzes, reuse chat transcripts, job reflections, collaborative team blogs, case studies, online multimedia, online visualization tools such as (Merlot),practice exercises and podcasts.

Bonk, C. J., & Zhang, K. (2008). Empowering Online Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Morrison, G., Ross, S., & Kemp, J. (2007). Designing Effective Instruction. Hoboken,NJ: Jonh Wiley & Sons.