Read Foreword and Chapter 1 of ID4T (text)

Web links to explore:

1. Definitions of Instructional Design:
   http://www.umich.edu/~ed626/define.html
2. D. Leigh's brief history of ID:
   http://www.pignc-ispi.com/articles/
   education/brief%20history.htm

Participate in the Class Introductions discussion forum by telling us about who you are. It is important that we establish some early community in the learning group, so be sure to share some information about why you're interested in ID and what you do currently.

1. Select an instructional design project of not more than one hour in duration. NOTE: Pre and post assessments/testing can be considered within or outside of that one hour of instruction as you prefer.
   
2. Write ONE single sentence instructional goal and all objectives necessary for the accomplishment provide feedback for your classmates, and submit to the discussion forum entitled "Instructional Goal and Objectives Drafts."
   
3. Using Google Docs, complete your final goal and behavioral objectives, and paste the link to that document in the dropbox entitled "Goals and Behavioral Objectives."

In Google Docs, complete a student characteristic analysis, to include instruments administered with your students, and their results, and your final test items and discussion of test alignment. Paste the link to the document in the dropbox entitled "Learner Characteristics and Tests Discussion."

1. Take the time to post drafts of your materials/text selection and activities plans in the Text and Activities Discussion. Be sure to comment on your colleagues' discussion of materials and activities, as well.
2. In Google Docs, complete a student characteristic analysis, to include instruments administered with your students, and their results, and your final test items and discussion of test alignment. Paste the link to the document in the dropbox entitled "Student Characteristics and Tests."
   
3. In Google Docs, complete a text assessment plan, and an activities lesson plan. Paste the link to the document in the dropbox titled "Text Assessment and Activities."

1. Post your initial justification discussion/comparison across media forms to the discussion forum entitled "Media Selection and Implementation Discussion."
   
2. Post your implementation draft, along with a discussion of what you've learned through the drafting of the implementation plan, and offer feedback to your classmates in the discussion forum entitled "Media Selection and Implementation Discussion."
   
3. In Google Docs, complete a media selection and lesson implementation document, and paste the document link in the dropbox entitled "Media selection and Implementation."  Indicate which ONE of the media you would select for your hour of instruction (if you choose to use three, then you'd need nine for comparison). Outline the ways you will ensure success of your instruction in it's implementation.
   
4. In Google Docs, post any ORIGINAL materials  (if you have any) that you have developed and paste the link in the "Designed Materials" dropbox.

1. Participate in a "formative evaluation" discussion within the discussion forum entitled "Revising My Unit."
   
2. In Google Docs, complete plan for collecting data and revising your instruction, and paste the link to the document in the dropbox entitled "Draft Plan of Revising Instruction."
   
3. For extra credit, conduct/implement the class (even with friends or family) and collect data on the trial.

1. Participate in the discussion focused on how to use ID4T in the classroom within the discussion forum entitled "Using ID4T in My Classroom."
   
2. In Google Docs, create a document that contains the completed instructional unit and paste the link to that document in the dropbox named "Final Project."

Participate in the discussion focused on student-centered activities within the discussion forum entitled Student-Centered Alternatives.