Instructional Design @ Work is an interactive learning course on Instructional Design for practitioners and learning consultants. It covers Training Needs Analysis (also known as Learning Needs Analysis or Needs Assessment), learning solution design, approach note design, curriculum design, high-level course design, and detailed course design. It also addresses the ADDIE methodology, and the following theories and concepts: Working Memory , Bloom’s Taxonomy, Merrill’s Content-Performance matrix, Keller’s ARCS, Gagne’s Events of Instruction and Kirk-Patrick’s Evaluation model. The course also covers the three schools of learning: behaviorist, cognitive, and constructivist.
Requirements
Good English comprehension skills
Ability to write grammatically correct and fluent English
Experience in developing storyboards or any other form of learning content
Basic knowledge of the Development Life Cycle (DLC) for learning content
Material Included
Self-paced learning modules
Quizzes & Practice Exercises
Detailed Design Document - Sample
Detailed Design Document - Template
Job-aids
Additional Reading Resources
Who should take this course?
This course is aimed at Instructional Designers, Learning Design professionals and Trainers with at least 3 - 4 years of work experience .
Course Name
Instructional Design @ Work
Skill Addressed
Training Need Analysis (TNA)
Detailed Design Document/Approach Note
Duration
Learning Seat Time - 10 hrs; Course Access - 60 Days
Target Audience
ID Professionals; Trainers; Subject Matter Experts
Online Assessment
Yes
Assignment / Project
Detailed Design Document OR Approach Note (Available ONLY as part of Level 2 certification)
How is the course structured?
The course has seven modules, and is structured to reflect the ADDIE methodology.
How is the course designed?
The course is designed as a blend of the old and the new, a mix of theory and practice, presented in a simple, yet insightful way. It comprises of seven episodes, and each episode is structured as below.
Principles: Popular frameworks are analyzed and demystified in an engaging manner.
Reflections:Â Experiences and insights from the field are presented.
Resources: Downloadable job-aids and templates are provided along with additional reading material.
Task: At the end of each module, learners have to pick a situation and complete one section of the detailed design document.
Certification
To qualify for your certificate from Purnima Valiathan, you must complete all episodes in this course and score 70% or more in the course assessment.
I found the whole module very interesting. A blend of concepts, FAQs, drawing of parallels of different ID theories. The module helps one to apply the standards of ID in creating an end to end course. Since an Instructional Designer is supposed to be a quasi expert on various subjects, this module helps one to face the challenge of creating any subject course material. It gives you a confidence to take up any topic and create the module. The USP of this module is that it gives u a deep insights of the basics as well as it is more application based rather than just giving’direct’ facts.
The MCQs are challenging, since the questions are not direct and is mostly application based, one can rate their own understanding through these MCQs.
I found this module very interesting. The episodes are a good blend of theories, FAQs and draws parallels between the various theories of ID. The USP of this module is that it is application based and triggers a self analysis of how to apply these concepts, which theory to apply and which one to leave out. The complete module in itself is a live example of how to approach an end to end design for any subject.
The MCQs are not direct and very intellectually crafted. After attempting the course end assignment, one can self analyse the understanding gained from the module.
A very interesting module. The way things are explained, along with examples, is so good. The FAQs are so informative. It kind of widened the range of thinking from seeing the content from the knowledge perspective to presenting it in an engaging way.
I found the whole module very interesting. A blend of concepts, FAQs, drawing of parallels of different ID theories. The module helps one to apply the standards of ID in creating an end to end course. Since an Instructional Designer is supposed to be a quasi expert on various subjects, this module helps one to face the challenge of creating any subject course material. It gives you a confidence to take up any topic and create the module. The USP of this module is that it gives u a deep insights of the basics as well as it is more application based rather than just giving’direct’ facts.
The MCQs are challenging, since the questions are not direct and is mostly application based, one can rate their own understanding through these MCQs.
I found this module very interesting. The episodes are a good blend of theories, FAQs and draws parallels between the various theories of ID. The USP of this module is that it is application based and triggers a self analysis of how to apply these concepts, which theory to apply and which one to leave out. The complete module in itself is a live example of how to approach an end to end design for any subject.
The MCQs are not direct and very intellectually crafted. After attempting the course end assignment, one can self analyse the understanding gained from the module.
A very interesting module. The way things are explained, along with examples, is so good. The FAQs are so informative. It kind of widened the range of thinking from seeing the content from the knowledge perspective to presenting it in an engaging way.