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Foundations of Instructional Design and Learner/Context Analysis

Establishes the foundation: understand the learning problem, learner, and context before choosing a solution, while critically examining “learning styles.”

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Subject lessons

  1. Lesson 1 What Is Instructional Design? From a Learning Problem to a Design Decision 8 min read
  2. Lesson 2 Learner Analysis: Prior Knowledge, Needs, and Barriers 8 min read
  3. Lesson 3 Context Analysis: Constraints, Resources, and the Learning Environment 8 min read
  4. Lesson 4 From Myths to Evidence-Informed Decisions: Learning Preferences and Variability 9 min read
  5. Integrated subject summary Review questions

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