Module 4: Overview

Simulate: Drafting Your Design Proposal

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

  • Design a lesson aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) to support a given instructional need, learner audience, and educational context.
  • Design a lesson that utilizes effective and efficient instructional strategies and activities, such as those suggested in Merrill's First Principles of Instruction and the WIPPEA framework.
  • Sign up for a Google account to use Google Docs to prepare a written design proposal.
  • Draft a written design proposal based on a instructional project Design Guide that represents the lesson description (Part 1 of the Design Guide) and lesson (Part 2 of the Design Guide).

Topics

Key topics covered in this module include:

      Context Summary

      In this module, we will consider why creating and communicating a design proposal (also referred to as a design plan) are critical skills for an instructional designer. Preparing an external representation of your design allows other stakeholders on the project to review your work and offer feedback before you move to the development phase. These stakeholders could include other designers and developers, the client, subject matter experts, or other decision makers on the project.

      Relevance to Practice

      A design proposal's structure and level of formality vary based on the project requirements and your own preferences. While some projects have highly structured design planning and communication requirements involving detailed design plan templates, standards, and checklists, others do not and allow you the freedom to choose how you would like to lay out your plan. For our purposes, we will be developing our Design Proposal according the Design Guide created for this project. 

      Key Terms & Concepts

      • Design Guide
      • Design Proposal (or Design Plan)
      • Google Docs

      Module Design Credit