Avoid 'soft goals' that are imprecise and include vague verbs such as 'will understand'. Classify your instructional objectives according to the three learning domains - cognitive, affective and psychomotor and try to create goals for demonstrable skills and behaviors. 2. Know Your Audience. This principle is just as important in There are several tools you can use ranging from a Canvas page or Word document to a short video recorded in Kaltura or Zoom, or even on your phone to an audio-only message to a "choose-your-own-path" interactive scenario. Through it all, keep in mind that instructional materials are a means to the end of learning and not an end unto Marie Claire SerenobisPC213 2. Instructional materials should suit their users' circumstances—which can vary. t's not just the quantity of instructional materials that matters, but also their quality. In order to facilitate learning gains, instructional materials must suit the particular challenges and circumstances facing their users, both students and teachers. Accessible instructional materials (AIM) are materials that are designed or converted in a way that makes them usable to the widest range of students. Making your instructional materials accessible can enhance the efficiency and learning of all students, both with and without disabilities. Below are instructions for how to convert the most common file types into accessible As you evaluate materials and make selections, keep these lessons learned in mind: Selecting instructional materials should be a part of a broader implementation plan. Materials are key, but can't do everything and they'll have a bigger impact if they are embedded in a larger initiative. If you don't know where to start, check out these The instructional objectives are formulated at the institution or school level in a syllabus which covers the theme or topic to be taught. The theme or the topic is generated by teachers into a Acknowledge teachers' frustrations. The Heath brothers use the metaphor of riding an elephant to describe change. When you're moving along the path toward change, you have to account for the rider, the elephant, and the path itself. You have to direct the rider by appealing to teachers' logic, motivate the elephant by appealing to The following guidelines apply to instructional material for participants who may not have a high level of visual or pictorial literacy: Avoid pictures with depth. There should be a moderate amount of detail. Eliminate background and unnecessary detail. The important objects should have enrichment of detail: texture, gradients of texture Instructional Materials. In choosing your instructional materials you want to begin by aligning them with your learning objectives, assessments, and activities in the course for an easy to follow and cohesive learning path for students. In an online environment, carefully planned material is how you will keep your students engaged and on task