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Good Instructional Design

Brown and Green (2020) state that “instructional design is the systematic development of instructional specifications using learning and instructional theory to ensure the quality of instruction (p.7). In other words, instructional design is the process of creating a meaningful learning opportunity for participants. For an instructional design to be “good,” the designer must think about the needs of the learners and create something to meet those needs (Brown & Green, 2020). via GIPHY How? There are many models for designing instruction. Good models offer guidelines for completing an effective design. One of these models is the ADDIE model. The use of ADDIE gives teachers a systemic way of thinking that helps them solve educational issues in a systematic way (Alsaleh, 2020). Alsaleh (2020) also states that using these types of models allow for self-awareness and reflection. The graphic below from Microlearning Blog is a great representation of this model. This blog also has a gre