scholarly journals The Collaborative Mapping Model: Relationship-Centered Design for Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason T Drysdale
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Survey Question ◽  
Mapping Model ◽  
Collaborative Mapping

Instructional designers list one of their primary obstacles as collaborating with faculty (Intentional Futures, 2016).  Additionally, instructional designers experience a high degree of role misperception and struggle to advocate for clear and defined roles (Drysdale, 2018).  In order to address these challenges, I created the Collaborative Mapping Model (CMM), a model of instructional design for higher education instructional designers that puts relationship at the center of design and addresses issues of scale, quality, and empowerment.  I first identified four primary roles of instructional designers in higher education by evaluating the industry standard models of instructional design, comparing their structure and usage for relevance to the consultative role designers assume in higher education. The collaborative designer role had no associated model of design, and led to the development of the model. Development was informed by several key theories, including authentic leadership theory (Kiersch & Byrne, 2015), shared leadership theory (Bolden, 2011), and appreciative inquiry (Kadi-Hanifi et al., 2014). After several years of implementation and refinement, I developed an action research study to determine the effectiveness of the model.  I administered a mixed methods survey to a group of 50 faculty who had designed a course in partnership with an instructional designer through the CMM.  Among other results, 92% of respondents (n=37) indicated an improvement in the quality of their courses and 73% (n=37) saved time by working with an instructional designer in the CMM.  Key themes from the qualitative survey question included value and respect for the expertise of the instructional designer, a significant improvement to the online courses designed and developed through the CMM, and enthusiasm for continued collaboration with instructional designers.  This study describes the development of the model, an overview of theoretical influences and processes, and the effectiveness of the Collaborative Mapping Model of instructional design.Keywords: instructional design, instructional design models, collaboration, faculty partnership, advocacy, leadership, course mapping, curriculum design, professional roles

How Instructional Designers Work and Think in Online Higher Education

eLearn ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Les Howles
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Online Higher Education ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Short Essay

This article summarizes the main themes and chapters for The Learner-Centered Instructional Designer (Stylus Publishing, 2021) and provides a critical evaluation and recommendations for prospective readers. The book consists of 19 short essay-like chapters where 20 experienced instructional designers cover a range of topics related to instructional design consulting in higher education. The various authors share practical strategies and best practices about working with instructors to create online courses.

Investigating Sociocultural Issues in Instructional Design Practice and Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 49-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Campbell ◽  
Richard A. Schwier ◽  
Heather Kanuka
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Social Difference ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Values And Beliefs

This chapter is a narrative account of the process involved to initiate a program of research to explore how instructional designers around the world use design to make a social difference locally and globally. The central research question was, “Are there social and political purposes for design that are culturally based?” A growing body of research is concerned with the design of culturally appropriate learning resources and environments, but the focus of this research is the instructional designer as the agent of the design. Colloquially put, if, as has been suggested, we tend to design for ourselves, we should understand the sociocultural influences on us and how they inform our practices. We should also develop respect for, and learn from, how various global cultures address similar design problems differently. The authors report the results of a preliminary investigation held with instructional designers from ten countries to examine culturally situated values and practices of instructional design, describe the research protocol developed to expand the investigation internationally, and share emerging issues for instructional design research with international colleagues. In this chapter, the authors link their earlier work on instructional designer agency with the growing research base on instructional design for multicultural and/or international learners. This research takes the shape of user-centred design and visual design; international curriculum development, particularly in online or distance learning; and emphasis on culturally appropriate interactions. We have suggested that instructional designers’ identity, including their values and beliefs about the purpose of design, are pivotal to the design problems they choose to work on, the contexts in which they choose to practice, and with whom. Our interest in the culture of design, then, is less process-based (how to do it) than interrogative (why we do it the way we do). And that has led us to ask, “Is there one culture of instructional design, or are there many, and how are these cultures embodied in instructional designers’ practice?” The idea of design culture is well established. Most notably, investigations of professional culture have attracted significant attention (Boling, 2006; Hill, J., et. al., 2005; Snelbecker, 1999). These investigations have concentrated on how different professions, such as architecture, drama, engineering and fine art approach design differently, with the goal of informing the practice of design in instructional design (ID). The decision-making processes of design professionals have also been illuminated by scholars like Donald Schon (1983) who described knowing-in-action and suggested the link between experience, (sociocultural) context, and intuition with design made visible through reflective practice.

scholarly journals What is an ID?

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olysha Magruder ◽  
Daniel Arnold ◽  
Mel Edwards ◽  
Shaun Moore
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Career Plans ◽  
Content Development

Instructional design positions in higher education require greater depth and breadth of knowledge, far beyond the bulleted qualifications found in typical job descriptions. The eDesign Collaborative Research Team wished to explore the discrepancies that exist between commonly identified competencies and those deemed necessary by instructional designers (IDs) actively working in postsecondary education. This study identifies the work performed by instructional designers and compares that work to the competencies and tasks identified in literature focused on instructional design and designers. Likewise, the study sought to explore the career plans and goals of IDs and their access to professional development. A majority (56%) described the ID role as a mix of both faculty and content development. When asked about what they would rather be doing with their time, an even mix between working with faculty more and working on content development more was observed. Many individuals also mentioned an interest in working more with technology and innovative projects. Collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs), content experts, faculty, and instructors was by far the most important competency, both in importance and time spent. Research and marketing seemed to be least important and garnered the least amount of employee time.

scholarly journals Moving and Growing Together - Delivering Education in the New Millennium

10.28945/2447 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renay Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Content Expert ◽  
The University ◽  
Crucial Part

This paper describes the challenges experienced by Academics and Instructional Designers when creating quality, innovative and accessible educational materials for the University sector in 2001 and beyond. These two roles, which play a crucial part in the development and delivery of the new educational experience, are vital to the success of the student and ultimately, the University. Are we exploiting these roles to their full potential? It is currently the trend to place the burden of the instructional design, along with the plethora of other tasks, on the academic due to the lack of investment in instructional design and teamwork. Is the demand to create fast, easy and inexpensive courses now resting predominantly on academics when their main role should be as a content expert and not instructional designer? Are we getting it right? Can we do it better?

A Noble Eightfold Path

2012 ◽  
pp. 143-164
Author(s):  
Julia Penn Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Teacher Expertise ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Novice Instructors ◽  
Expert And Novice ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Expert Novice ◽  
Teaching Learning

Teachers teach to the level of their ability: novices can teach students to be novices: experts can teach students to be experts. Using the Buddhist Eightfold Path as a model, this chapter explores the expert/novice paradigm as a framework for e-learning, particularly as offered through instructional design that can both scaffold novice instructors to teach to a higher level of learning, and also support experts to help students reach higher goals. Three facets of the teaching/learning dialogue are explored: expertise in a domain of knowledge (teacher), expertise in acquiring deep knowledge in a new domain through learning (learner), and expertise in the instructor/learner learning interface (instructional designer). Expert and novice teaching and learning and their relationship through instructional designers will be discussed.

Six Practical Principles for Inclusive Curriculum Design

2013 ◽  
pp. 74-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Kerr ◽  
Michaela Baker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Inclusive Curriculum ◽  
Design For All ◽  
Online Distance

Within the context of the Australian higher education sector, this chapter aims to draw together the principles of inclusive curriculum design and Universal Instructional Design (Silver, Bourke, & Strehorn, 1998) to provide lecturers and curriculum designers with concrete advice on how to design curricula that are both inclusive and accessible. Through a review of the literature and the introduction of six practical principles, the chapter sheds light on the importance of inclusive curriculum design for all students, and, more particularly, students studying in online, distance, or blended modes.

scholarly journals Agency of the instructional designer: Moral coherence and transformative social practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Campbell ◽  
Richard A. Schwier ◽  
Richard F. Kenny
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Instructional Design Practice ◽  
Ethical Knowledge ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Moral Coherence

<span>In this paper we propose a view of instructional design practice in which the instructional designer is an agent of social change at the personal, relational, and institutional levels. In this view designers are not journeymen workers directed by management, but act in purposeful, value based ways with ethical knowledge, in social relationships and contexts that have </span><em>consequences in and for action.</em><span> The paper is drawn from the data set of a three-year study of the personal meaning that instructional designers make of their work, in a world where identities rely less on institutionally "ascribed status or place" than on the spaces that we make as actors in the social world. Through the voices of two instructional designers in this study, we begin to make the case for instructional design practice as ethical knowledge in action, and for how agency emerges from the designer's validated sense of identity in institutions of higher learning.</span>

Strategic Leadership in Instructional Design

2017 ◽  
pp. 1570-1584
Author(s):  
Robin McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Strategic Leadership ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Instructional Design Process ◽  
Internet Discussion

The dynamic growth of distance education (DE) in the higher education poses a challenge for both leadership and instructional design strategies in post-secondary institutions. Curricular efficacy and sustainability are dependent upon institutions of higher education adapting to changes by implementing strategies that will work to address the increasing necessity for engaging curriculum for students in the DE environment. Strategic leadership (SL) skills, combined with instructional design (ID) strategy, may provide a pathway towards academic accomplishment for both students and instructors in the higher education sector. Instructional designers with strategic leadership skills may assist institutions in developing and implementing DE courses. The question is, how can instructional designers accommodate the needs of a diverse group of students in the growing technology-rich educational environment, and does strategic leadership play a role? If so, how can instructional designers act strategically to design and develop DE courses that encourage active learning and continued interest in educational attainment? The focus of this chapter is on how instructional designers can take on strategic leadership roles to enhance distance education curriculum and instruction for overall student engagement. For the purposes of this chapter, distance education is defined as learning that occurs over the internet. Discussion includes how integrating strategic leadership into the instructional design process in distance education courses may result in increased student and institutional effectiveness.

scholarly journals Developing Online Engineering Courses: A Resource Kit for Collaboration Between Faculty and Instructional Designers

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Instructional Design Principles

The rise of online courses has created an ongoing demand for instructional designers in higher education. Collaboration between faculty and instructional designers in developing online engineering courses has therefore increased. Potential challenges during the collaboration can be addressed when faculty and instructional designers have a mutual understanding of instructional design principles. This article provides a resource kit that contains a synthesis of online learning theories and examples collected from online engineering courses. These examples can help create a course design that recognizes students’ cognitive load and provides meaningful interactions.

scholarly journals O designer instrucional na modalidade de ensino a distância (EAD): concepções e reflexões

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-594
Author(s):  
Luciana Machado Marx
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Entornos Virtuales De Aprendizaje ◽  
Educational Paradigm

Resumo: Está cada vez mais claro que Educação a distância (EAD) veio promover um novo paradigma educacional na sociedade (MORAN, 2011). Em função disto, os estudos referentes a essa área, tanto para contribuir com novas propostas, quanto para apontar as ações que estão em déficit, tornam-se extremamente importante. Uma proposta em expansão no campo da EAD é a área de Design Instrucional, que pode ser encarada como um corpo de conhecimento voltado à pesquisa e à teorização das estratégias instrucionais (FILATRO, 2008). Para realização desse trabalho entra em cena o profissional designer instrucional. Assim, o presente artigo compila os resultados da pesquisa monográfica intitulada “O Designer Instrucional na modalidade de Ensino a Distância (EAD)” que teve como objetivo principal investigar a importância da presença deste profissional na elaboração de um curso de ensino superior na modalidade a distância (EAD). A metodologia escolhida foi a pesquisa qualitativa do tipo exploratória, e foi utilizada a técnica de grupo focal online síncrono e assíncrono para a coleta de dados. A pesquisa demostrou que o foco principal da atuação do designer instrucional repousa sobre a possibilidade de fomentar uma aprendizagem real e eficaz para os alunos do ensino superior nos ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem.   Palavras-chave: Design Instrucional. Educação a distância. Ensino superior.  Aprendizagem. Abstract: It is increasingly clear that Distance Education came to promote a new educational paradigm in society (MORAN, 2011). Because of this, studies related to this area, both to contribute new proposals, as to point out the actions that are in deficit, become extremely important. A proposal to expand the field of distance education is the area of ​​Instructional Design, which can be seen as a body of knowledge focused on the research and theorizing of instructional strategies (FILATRO, 2008). To carry out this work emerges the instructional designer professional. Thus, this article compiles the results of the of the monographic research entitled "The Instructional Designer in mode of distance Learning" that aimed to investigate the importance of the presence of this professional in designing a higher education course in distance mode. The methodology chosen was qualitative research the type exploratory, and technique used of synchronous and asynchronous online focus group for data collection. Research has shown that the main focus of the performance of the instructional designer rests on the possibility to foment real and effective learning for students of higher education in virtual learning environments. Keywords: Instructional Design. Distance education. Higher education. Learning. Resumen: Cada vez es más claro que la educación a distancia vino a promover un nuevo paradigma educativo en la sociedad (Moran, 2011). Debido a esto, los estudios sobre esta materia, tanto para contribuir con nuevas propuestas, cuanto para señalar las acciones que están en déficit, se vuelven extremadamente importante. Una propuesta en crecimiento en el campo de la educación a distancia es el área de diseño instruccional, que puede ser visto como un conjunto de conocimientos centrados en la investigación y teorización de estrategias de instrucción (Filatro, 2008). Para llevar a cabo este trabajo entra en juego el profesional diseñador instruccional. Así, este artículo recoge los resultados de la investigación monográfica titulada "El Diseñador Instruccional en la modalidad de educación a distancia" que tuvo como objetivo investigar la importancia de la presencia de este profesional en el diseño de un curso de la educación superior en la modalidad a distancia. La metodología elegida fue la investigación cualitativa de exploración, y se utilizó la técnica de grupo focal en línea sincrónica y asincrónica para la coleta de datos. La investigación demostró que el foco principal de la función del diseñador instruccional se basa en la capacidad de fomentar el aprendizaje real y efectivo para los alumnos de educación superior en entornos virtuales de aprendizaje. Palabras clave: Diseño Instruccional. Educación a Distancia. Enseñanza Superior. Aprendizaje.  

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