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Instructional Design: ADDIE

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The instructional design model that would work best in my current educational setting is ADDIE, which includes analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. As a Spanish GED instructor working with adult learners, I need an approach that helps me organize instruction while responding to different levels of understanding. Some students need additional explanations and guided practice, while others are ready to work independently. ADDIE would help me plan with these differences in mind and make adjustments based on students’ progress. During the analysis phase, I would identify what students already know, the skills they need to strengthen, and any barriers affecting their participation. For example, before teaching equations, I could use a short assessment to determine whether students understand basic operations and variables. I would also consider their confidence, language needs, and experiences with school. Johar (2021) emphasizes the importance of understanding the...
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Article Analysis 1

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 For my article analysis I did some research over my topic of social presence in virtual learning. Not only do I want to research about how putting a human effect on online courses could better help students but I want to understand what real effect it has on students. I want to be able to help my students who are learning through online classes understand the topics.  Using Dow's article (2024) examined how graduate students experience social presence in asynchronous online courses, where limited access to facial expressions, tone, and immediate feedback can make it difficult to understand classmates’ perspectives. Using a cross-sectional survey, the researchers found that written communication, especially discussion boards and small-group assignments, helped students form impressions of their peers. However, some students still struggled to identify others’ beliefs and intentions. This study suggests that meaningful social presence involves understanding classmates’ reasonin...
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The Analysis Phase

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  What is the purpose of the analysis phase?  The purpose of the analysis phase is to understand the learning problem before deciding how to teach. It helps the designer identify the gap between what learners can currently do and what they need to be able to do. It also helps determine whether instruction can address that gap. Brown and Green (2016) organize this phase into three components. What three components are analyzed? Needs analysis identifies the gap, investigates what is causing it, and determines whether instruction would help. Task analysis breaks the desired performance into the steps, knowledge, and skills learners need to complete it. Learner analysis examines what learners already know, what experiences they bring, and how their attitudes or motivation might affect their learning. For example, if my adult GED students struggle with two-step equations, I could review their work to see where they get stuck and check whether they can already use inverse operat...
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Social Presence in Virtual Learning

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  For my topic I decided to research social presence in virtual learning specifically in university students or adult learners.  I want to explore how students sense of connection with their instructor and classmates relates to their participation and learning in an online course. As someone who finished their college in a hybrid way I can understand how students may feel unmotivated and unwilling to continue their education after not understanding technology. I want to research and understand how the human side of virtual education can help students better their education and have a more positive experience in college.  What is social presence? Social Presence is the feeling that the people in an online course are real, approachable, and available for meaning interaction. only experience it when students feel comfortable expressing ideas and connecting with others.  Digging deeper into my research I want to explore how these different experiences shapre students sen...
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Instructional Design

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  What is Instructional Design? Instructional design is the intentional process of planning, creating, and evaluating learning experiences to help people reach a specific learning goal. It involves deciding what learners need to know, how to teach it, and how to determine whether they understand. Knowing that we can explain what an instructional designer does. It is someone who creates learning experiences that help people develop specific knowledge or skills. They consider who the learners are, what they need to learn, and which teaching approaches will help them succeed. Why it is important for instructional designers to be able to describe and explain the philosophical foundations and theoretical bases of the field? I think instructional designers need to understand the philosophical foundations and theoretical bases of the field because these ideas influence how we define learning, choose teaching strategies, and evaluate success. Brown and Green (2016) describe instructio...
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Knowledge Management

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When I first read the term knowledge management , I thought it mostly meant keeping documents organized in a computer system. After researching it, I realized that it involves much more than storing information. To me, knowledge management means making sure that the information and experience within an organization are shared in ways that people can understand and use. It includes knowing where to find an answer, who to ask for help, and how to keep useful knowledge from being lost when someone leaves an organization. IBM (n.d.) explains that knowledge management involves identifying, organizing, storing, and sharing information. Its discussion of explicit and tacit knowledge helped me understand this concept better. Explicit knowledge includes things that can be documented, such as lesson plans and instructions. Tacit knowledge comes from experience and can be harder to explain or write down. For example, a teacher might have a lesson plan that another teacher can follow, but knowing ...
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English Language Learners with AI

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Learning academic content while developing English proficiency can be challenging. English language learners may understand a concept but struggle to express their ideas or follow unfamiliar vocabulary. I believe AI can help teachers provide support that allows these students to participate more confidently. One beneficial capability is AI-powered translation. Teachers can use it to draft bilingual vocabulary lists, translate directions, and provide explanations in a student’s home language. For example, during a science lesson about energy, a teacher could provide key terms in English and Spanish alongside examples of cooking food or charging a phone. Students could connect familiar experiences to new English vocabulary while working toward the same learning objectives as their classmates. As a Spanish-speaking adult GED teacher, I see how language affects access to instructional materials. This experience helps me recognize the value of home-language support for students learning Eng...
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