Discussion Questions

Week 1 Discussion 1

"Instructional Design" Please respond to the following:

•Evaluate the success of two (2) applications of instructional design in organizations or K-12 institutions. Provide specific examples to support your response.
•Choose two (2) components of the instructional design plan as noted in the text, and propose the approach you would use to apply the components to a class or training you recently taught or observed. If you have not recently taught or observed, please apply two (2) elements to a fictional situation.

Week 1 Discussion 2
"Needs Analysis" Please respond to the following:

•Based on your topic selection, examine two (2) possible causes of the described need. Propose introductory action to address the need.
•From the case study, select one (1) of the six (6) categories of needs and take a position to support or refute if the need applies to the middle school science teachers. Provide a justification for your selection, indicating the data source or recommended alternate approach not listed in the text, which may benefit the middle school.