A CrossSchool Description of Instructional Design Elements

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A Cross-School Description of Instructional
Design Elements of High School Online Courses
Christy Keeler and Lynne Anderson-Inman University
of Oregon
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Methodology

• Instrument
• Sample
• Data collection
• Data compilation and analysis

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General FindingsCommon Elements

• One year or one semester
• Single instructor
• Multiple designers
• Standards-based
• Need for additional materials
• Use of images

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General FindingsUncommon Elements

• Diversity
• Audio and video
• Broken hyperlinks
• Timed tests
• Barriers to visually and hearing impaired
  students

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Contradictions to Theory

• Student options
• Communication
• Delivery
• Goals and objectives
• Modalities
• Summaries
• Assessment
• Alternative assessment

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Contradictions to Theory
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ComparisonsBoshier and Colleagues (1997)
Similarities
Differences
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ComparisonsVillalba and Romizowski (2001)

• Similarities
• Instructional delivery, assessment
• Differences
• Text fonts, communication methods, immediate
  feedback , instructional delivery methods,
  taxonomic level of assessments

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ComparisonsVillalba and Romizowski
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ComparisonsVillalba and Romizowski
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Limitations

• Data collection
• Generalizability
• Bias

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Significance of Study

• Areas for future research
• Individual elements
• Aggregated data
• Usefulness to instructional designers

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A Cross-School Description of Instructional
Design Elements of High School Online
Courses Christy Keeler and Lynne
Anderson-Inman University of Oregon
Contact christy_at_keelers.com Instrument Session
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