Course Level Design Considerations

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Course Level Design Considerations

You can enter design consideration information to help with the development of any table of contents item. On any screen that displays a Design Considerations link, click that link to display the Design Considerations Detail screen. Once you've opened the Design Considerations Detail screen from the Design tab, you can:

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Note: On the Develop tab, you only get all of the above options, when you select the course, module, TO (e.g., lesson), overview, summary, or EO (e.g., section) level. If you select anything underneath these main levels, you can view the design considerations, and copy them, but you can't edit them. For example, you can view the course level design considerations from the Front Matter elements, but you can't edit them from that screen.

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Course Overview

Design Considerations - Course Overview

Figure 124: Design Considerations - Course Overview

On the Course Overview screen, you can enter an overview or description of the course. You may wish to copy and paste the text from the Training Management Document > Initiative Overview screen to give you a starting point. This overview should include the recommended sequence of the content and any interrelationships.

Target Audience

Design Considerations - Target Audience

Figure 125: Design Considerations - Target Audience

On the Target Audience screen, you can describe who the Learning Event is for and how many people are in the target audience. You may wish to copy and paste the text from the Training Management Document > Target Audience screen to give you a starting point.

Learning Strategy

Design Considerations - Learning Strategy

Figure 126: Design Considerations - Learning Strategy

In the Learning Strategy field, you can describe the strategies to be used in designing and implementing the presentation of material, including the instructional media, as well as the methods of interactions within the content and with the instructor(s) and participants. Training strategies should be included here, too. Here are some things to include:

Statements as to what type of behavior the participant must show in order to master the learning objectives.

A list of the facts to be memorized, the critical attributes of a concept, the steps to follow in applying a rule or procedure, or the cause-and-effect relationship of a principle.

A list of the aids that shall be included in the instructional content to help the participant recall.

A list of the most common errors made by participants when learning.

A description of the theoretical basis of each instructional strategy used.

For Shareable Content Object (SCO) include:

A description of the SCO specifications and metadata tagging requirements to ensure the SCO can work across platforms and systems, along with information on how to reuse the SCO.

A description of the level of granularity for the SCO to be applied within the lesson and the rationale for the level of granularity applied.

A list of the metadata tags required for each SCO in final deliverable format (i.e., compressed or uncompressed) as an element of a course or lesson.

A list of the metadata tags required for each original uncompressed format media object.

Remediation Strategy

Design Considerations - Remediation Strategy

Figure 127: Design Considerations - Remediation Strategy

In the Remediation Strategy field, you can describe how participants can or should be remediated when they fail a test or other assessment in the learning event. For e-learning event, you should also describe whether the system will remediate automatically, or whether the participant can choose to review information for remediation.

Test/Assessment Strategy

Design Considerations - Test/Assessment Strategy

Figure 128: Design Considerations - Test/Assessment Strategy

In the Test/Assessment Strategy field, you can describe the specific strategies and procedures that will ensure testing is completed at appropriate times and at the appropriate levels. You can identify the objectives to be tested in this field, along with the testing method. Include a description of:

What type of behavior the participant must show in order to master the learning objectives.

Each type of scenario that is to be included in the practice, and test items. A table shall be provided listing the total number of practice and test items that the content author must produce for each type of scenario.

The test types, their sequence and frequency.

The test interface (on paper or electronic) and test marking procedures.

The remediation options.

How the performance of individual participants will be tracked.

Keyword Listing

Design Considerations - Keyword Listing

Figure 129: Design Considerations - Keyword Listing

In the Keyword Listing field, you can enter keywords that could be used to find matching content in another system (for example, if another system is used to complete the development of e-learning).

Style Guide

Design Considerations - Style Guide

Figure 130: Design Considerations - Style Guide

In the Style Guide field, you can list the styles and common phrases to be used for consistency for the Instructor Guide and Participant Guide, specifically you should describe the conventions for:

Text and graphic layout

Use of symbols

Titling

Figure numbering

Referencing (specifically, before and after text requirements)

Page numbering

You can also use the style guide to describe how to implement the learning strategies and prove data sources for expansion of learning strategies.

If you're developing e-learning, use this field to describe the interfaces and controls. For interface and control design descriptions, consider including the following:

Practice and/or branching as controlled by the participant or the e-learning system.

How the system will vary the presentation rate and sequence to adjust for individual ability.

How the system will allow the instructor to provide input during the learning event to affect the individual or group performance pace and path.

Points of Contact

Design Considerations - Points of Contact

Figure 131: Design Considerations - Points of Contact

The Points of Contact area lists the personnel and places involved for this table of contents item.

ISD Personnel

The ISD Personnel (instructional system design) working on this table of contents item.

Initiative Manager

The name of the Initiative Manager working on this initiative.

Content SME

The name(s) of the Content SME(s) (subject matter expert(s)) working on this table of contents item.

Production Facility

The name of the Production Facility responsible for this table of contents item.

Graphics/Media Personnel

The name(s) of the Graphics/Media Personnel working on this table of contents item.