Team Member D1: Project Leader, Michelle Cosner, Week 4
Instructional Message:
Pre-instructional strategies enable the instructional designer to heighten student’s awareness of content and get them ready to learn. There are four types of pre-instructional strategies: pretests, behavioral objects, overviews and advance organizer. (Morrison, 2011) For our Tech Savy Academy Group 6 project we will use Behavioral Objectives and Overviews as our pre-instructional strategies.
The reason I selected behavioral objects as one of our pre-instructional strategies, is that it is best utilized with a mature learner. Since we are working with mature K-12 teachers who have a performance gap and limited knowledge of new technologies, but strengths of classroom instruction this is a good fit. The clear concise goal statements that are part of this pre-instructional strategy will enable the learners to quickly connect to the content and benefits of these new technology resources.
I also included a second strategy of overviews, as the learners need to have a high level concept of these new technologies as they are unfamiliar with them and they need how and when to use them. I provide the analogy if you are shopping for milk in the store, you always know what aisle what shelf so you can quickly find it and check out. Similar to a classroom, educators need to know what aisle what shelf and when to use these new technologies so they can grasp the content and meet the behavioral objectives.
Please see the description of the behavioral objectives and overviews we plan to use for our pre-instructional strategies. They are outlined in the format from Table 8-1. (Morrison, 2011)
Strategy
Function
Content Structure
Learner
Tasks Attributes
Behavioral Objectives
Goal statements describing the behavior the learner must master
Will be formed in a concise statement such as:
At the end of this instructional module you will be able to:
describe the difference between Skype, Podcasts and Blogs,
Use Skype, Podcasts and Blogs in your lesson plans
Increase student engagement through the use of these resources
Used with more mature learners. Target learners are:
K-12 Teachers
Instructional Technology Principals
Learning Support Staff
1-25 years experience in the classroom
Use of Concepts-What each technology is when to use it and benefits
Use of Fun Facts on how technology increases student engagement
Strategy
Function
Content Structure
Learner
Tasks Attributes
Overview
Used to introduce the student to the central themes.
4 short overviews
What is Skype, Podcasting and Blogging?
When and how do students use Skype, Podcast and blogs?
How can this technology increase student engagement?
How can these resources be integrated into my lesson plans?
Used with low level or high ability students, since it is new concept selected overview strategy. Target learners are:
K-12 Teachers
Instructional Technology Principals
Learning Support Staff
1-25 years experience in the classroom
Learners will have familiarity with PC or MAC, mouse, be able to use web browser, and web camera
Resources: Morrison, G. R., Ross, S. M., Kalman, H. K., & Kemp, J. E. (2011). Designing effective instruction (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Instructional Message:
Pre-instructional strategies enable the instructional designer to heighten student’s awareness of content and get them ready to learn. There are four types of pre-instructional strategies: pretests, behavioral objects, overviews and advance organizer. (Morrison, 2011) For our Tech Savy Academy Group 6 project we will use Behavioral Objectives and Overviews as our pre-instructional strategies.
The reason I selected behavioral objects as one of our pre-instructional strategies, is that it is best utilized with a mature learner. Since we are working with mature K-12 teachers who have a performance gap and limited knowledge of new technologies, but strengths of classroom instruction this is a good fit. The clear concise goal statements that are part of this pre-instructional strategy will enable the learners to quickly connect to the content and benefits of these new technology resources.
I also included a second strategy of overviews, as the learners need to have a high level concept of these new technologies as they are unfamiliar with them and they need how and when to use them. I provide the analogy if you are shopping for milk in the store, you always know what aisle what shelf so you can quickly find it and check out. Similar to a classroom, educators need to know what aisle what shelf and when to use these new technologies so they can grasp the content and meet the behavioral objectives.
Please see the description of the behavioral objectives and overviews we plan to use for our pre-instructional strategies. They are outlined in the format from Table 8-1. (Morrison, 2011)
At the end of this instructional module you will be able to:
K-12 Teachers
Resources:
Morrison, G. R., Ross, S. M., Kalman, H. K., & Kemp, J. E. (2011). Designing effective instruction (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.