Internet and technology have permeated the domain of teaching and learning tools in a rapid manner. Teachers cannot be impervious to these changes and need to adapt themselves to deliver their courses in a more engaging manner. Teachers need to be abreast of the developments in educational technology and be able to deliver a superior experience of learning to their students. This is immaterial of which level of learners they are targeting, be it at the primary school level or at the collegiate level. No more is the earlier method of putting some 40 students in a classroom and delivering the same lecture for the same length of time is justifiable when students expect and demand a much more personalized and far more flexible approach to teaching and learning. The proliferation of social media, media options for the design and development of courses offer the teachers a huge opportunity to design, develop, and deliver a higher level of engagement and learning to their students.

However, mere knowledge of these technology options may not be adequate for the teachers to gain expertise or to be able to use these in a creative manner to the advantage of their students. These need to be integrated into the training and application of teaching methods extensively.

The field of Instructional design arose from the tenets of Educational Psychology and has gained traction with the integration of technology into education. The use of technology to enhance learning within and outside the classroom, blended models of learning, and online learning have necessitated certain definite approaches to choose and integrate technology into teaching and learning.

This course aims to provide the fundamental basis to understand and to take a proper perspective to technology-oriented teaching and learning which has become an essential way forward to the advancement of learning. The need for deliberate planning and the teaching and learning events have formed the basis of the discipline of Instructional design.

The course participants will be able to explain the relevance of Instructional Design to course design and delivery.

Be able to formulate course content according to scientific learning and instructional design principles

Be able to write clear learning objectives and outcomes for the course.

Plan delivery activities aligned to learning outcomes

Create assessments to evaluate learning outcomes