Instructional Design starts with course planning, continues with lesson design and delivery, moves through student assessment and grading to conclude with course evaluation and revision.

Tasks in designing effective courses include

1. Gathering information on the university culture, faculty and course content expectations, and your students and their needs.
2. Deciding upon the goals for the course and specific learning objectives for students.
3. Developing student assessment methods that directly reflect the learning objective.
4. Selecting content, learning activities, teaching methods, materials, and media that are appropriate and relevant to those goals and objectives.
5. Implementing the course plan, creating a learning environment and a community of learners.
6. Revising the plan after assessments and evaluations.

A framework for lesson delivery that is successful consists of six parts:

1. Gaining the students' attention and establishing expectations.
2. Reviewing relevant, previously learned material.
3. Presenting the new information by linking it to previous learning.
4. Providing learning guidance or elaboration.
5. Providing time for practice and feedback.
6. Providing for spaced practice to enhance retention.

Learn more about course planning in Chapter 1 of Instruction at FSU, a handbook designed to help instructional faculty and teaching assistants who desire to become more effective teachers. It offers strategies used by experienced instructors and presents instruction methods and techniques following four components of Instructional Design: Course Planning, Lesson Delivery, Student Testing and Grading, and Course Revision and Evaluation.

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