Skills for Educators Workshop: How to Design Instruction

In this workshop, you will learn about principles and processes that lead to efficient and effective instruction, whether for a single lesson or a whole course.

Objectives:

• Describe the process of instructional design, including major steps in the process and the purpose of each step.

• Determine goals for an instructional unit or program based on thoughtful analysis of the need and situation.

• Write useful and meaningful learning objectives that describe the knowledge, skills and/or attitudes that students will achieve.

• Use learning objectives to ensure that instruction and assessment aligns with the goals and objectives to increase the likelihood of effective and efficient learning.

• Develop a plan to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction.