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MODEL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN COURSE
(9 DAYS, 18 SESSIONS)

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

A.M. (4 hours)

Opening:

Welcome

Introductions

Course Overview (Goals, Objectives, Schedule)

Pre-course questionnaire

Review course materials

Identify learning needs

Identify expectations

Presentation: Approach to Clinical Training

  • Goal of clinical training
  • Mastery learning
  • Key features
  • Responsibilities
  • Selecting/training trainers

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Presentation: Assessing Training Needs

  • Training sector assessment
  • Institutional assessment
  • Facility needs assessment
  • Training event assessment
  • Needs assessment during training

Exercise: Needs assessment case study and group reports

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Presentation: Designing a Training Course

  • Develop a course syllabus
  • Develop training objectives
  • Select practice activities
  • Select training methods
  • Select training materials

Exercise: Develop or revise a course syllabus.

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

P.M. (3 hours)

Presentation: Instructional Design Process

  • Instructional design process
  • Preservice and inservice
  • Training package components

Discussion: Review of the materials to be developed or revised during the course. Formation of working groups.

Review of the day’s activities

P.M. (3 hours)

Presentation: Instructional Content Analysis

  • Knowledge analysis
  • Skill analysis
  • Attitude analysis

Discussion: Content available for materials to be developed or revised. Review of reference manuals or textbooks.

Review of the day’s activities

P.M. (3 hours)

Presentation: Designing a Training Course

  • Develop a course outline
  • Develop a course schedule

Exercise: Develop or revise a course outline and schedule.

Presentations: Groups share the results of their work.

Review of the day’s activities

Assignment: Instructional Design Skills for Reproductive Health
Professionals
, Chapters 1–4
Assignment: Chapter 5 Assignment: Chapter 6


DAY 4

DAY 5

DAY 6

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Exercise: Continue work on course outline(s).

Exercise: Develop a tentative course schedule.

Presentations: Groups share the results of their work.

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Exercise continues: Revise or adapt a learning guide and checklist.

Presentations: Groups share their learning guides and checklists.

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Presentation: Developing Knowledge-based Assessments

  • Characteristics
  • Developing written assessments
  • Developing true-false items
  • Developing multiple-choice items
  • Developing matching items
  • Assembling a knowledge-based assessment instrument
  • Administering a knowledge-based assessment instrument
  • A mastery learning approach to knowledge assessment

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

P.M. (3 hours)

Presentation: Developing Skill Development and Assessment Instruments

  • Definitions
  • Skill development levels
  • Advantages and limitations
  • Rating systems
  • Designing instruments
  • Using instruments

Exercise: Revise or adapt a learning guide and checklist.

Review of the day’s activities

P.M. (3 hours)

Exercise: Continue work on course outlines, schedules, syllabi, learning guides and checklists.

Review of the day’s activities

P.M. (3 hours)

Exercise: Develop or revise a precourse and midcourse questionnaire—groups will share the results of their work.

Review of the day’s activities

Assignment: Chapter 7 Assignment: Chapter 8 Assignment: Chapter 9


DAY 7

DAY 8

DAY 9

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Presentation: Developing Trainer and Participant Materials

  • Trainer’s notes
  • Presentation plans
  • Assignment sheets
  • Case studies
  • Role plays

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Presentation: Evaluating Training

  • Levels of training evaluation
  • Participant reactions
  • Participant learning
  • Post-training performance
  • Effect of training on RH services

Exercise: Develop or revise course evaluation instruments.

A.M. (4 hours)

Agenda and opening activity

Presentations: Status of the various components of the training courses being developed or revised

Discussion: Plans for completing the various components of the training courses being developed or revised

Exercise: Plan for the delivery of the courses being developed or revised

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

P.M. (3 hours)

Exercise: Develop training materials appropriate for the training course being developed or revised—groups will share the results of their work.

 

Review of the day’s activities

P.M. (3 hours)

Exercise: Develop training materials appropriate for the training course being developed or revised—groups will share the results of their work.

Activity: Administer the midcourse questionnaire. Score the midcourse questionnaire and review the results.

Review of the day’s activities

P.M. (3 hours)

Discussion: Review plans for conducting the courses being developed.

Course Summary

Course Evaluation

Closing Ceremony

Assignment: Review all chapters Assignment: Prepare presentations  

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