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The
Instructional Design for Content Development ( IDCD) Certificate
Course
(Registrations
are currently open for the March 25, 2012 Course Group.)
Name
of the Course: Instructional Design for Content Development
(IDCD) Certificate Course
Who
should join?
Content Writers, Content Developers, Instructional Designers,
Subject Matter Experts, Editors, and other professionals engaged
in designing and developing content for eLearning or Publishing.
The
ideal candidate for this course has a flair for writing, 0-3 years
of content-related experience, a strong urge to excel in the field
of instructional design, a burning desire to awe the audience,
and the willingness to work hard for two months for forging a
future that shimmers with the confidence of knowledge.
Note:
This course will need your unwavering commitment and about 10
hours of your time on a weekly basis.
Expected
Entry Skills:
Language Skills: Good command over written English.
Computer Skills: Basic computer and Internet skills.
Education: Graduation in any discipline
Primary
Course Goal:
Upon completing this course, the learner should be able to design
and develop instructionally sound content for any audience and
on any subject.
Additionally,
After completing this course, the learner will be able to confidently
present his or her instructional viewpoint in front of interviewers,
peers, seniors, clients, and other people from the industry. This
course would help chart out a stronger growth path for the learner
in the eLearning/Content Industry.
I
am confident that quite like the participants of my
earlier programs, the IDCD Participant will become
an indispensable asset to his or her organization, and to India's
eLearning/Content Industry in general.
The IDCD Content Outline:
- Instructional Design – What is it?
- Stating an Instructional Design problem
- Instructional Design – The Relationship between concept and
practice
- The ID Process for designing and developing eLearning
- The ID Concepts – Theories and Models
- The Three Approaches to Instructional Design
- Knowles’ Theory of Andragogy
- Keller’s ARCS Model of Motivation
- The Three Learning Domains
- Learning Styles
- Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction
- ADDIE Model as applied to CDLC
- Kirkpatrick Model for Summative Evaluation
- The Cognitive Load Theory
- Dale’s Cone of Experience
- Instructional Design, eLearning, and Content Development
- eLearning Design and Development – the Framework
- Different Stages and the corresponding documents of the ID
Process
- Training your mind to think like an Instructional Designer
- Writing Goals and Objectives/Competencies
- The ID Terminology – Right, Wrong, and the Overlaps
- The Three Analyses and how they lead to Course Design
- A fail-safe process for designing robust courses
- Content Structuring and Chunking
- Methods to select appropriate content
- Writing to reach your audience – language and style-mapping
- Understanding interactive learning for the remote audience
- Peripheral Learning for an instructional designer
- Understanding the internal audience
- Understanding the remote audience
- Storyboarding for clarity and process efficiency
- Writing effective visual description
- Writing Effective Voice-overs and Dialogs
- Writing logical and complete interactivity description
- Ensuring the learning effectiveness of content through the
right selection of guidance and reinforcement activities.
- Designing and writing evaluative activities.
- Writing introductory and Summative Content
- ID/content development standards prevalent in the industry
- Cultural Awareness of language issues – Indian vs. American/British
- Factoring culture into Instructional Design
- Establishing a grading matrix for a course.
- Introduction to assessment rubric and its application
- Template-creation for various design and development documents
- Understanding the how and why of LMSs
- Introduction to SCORM-Conformance and ADL Standards
- Readability and Accessibility – Awareness and Appreciation
So
how will we accomplish all this?
The
IDCD Course Methodology:
Instructional Design tells us how to create effective courses
and learning programs, so to begin with, this course is designed
and will be delivered strictly according to the same ID principles
that it promises to help you master :)
Additionally,
The
IDCD Certificate Course uses:
- Real-life cases and examples from the industry
- A project-based approach, right from Day 1.
- Assignments that enable you to practice what you’ve learned.
- Continuous Practice, Evaluation, and Feedback Creation of
a:
- Design Document
- Storyboard Document
- Macro Design Template
- Course Design Template
- Script/Storyboard Template
- Classroom and Online Discussions
Course
Duration:
2 Months – 16 Sessions of 1.5 hours each, classes on Sundays.
(Please Note: The course is conducted as a classroom training
program in Noida - Delhi-NCR.)
Course Conducted By:
Shafali R. Anand (Chief Instructional Architect, Wavelength;
Editor & Publisher - Creative Agni - An eZine for Instructional
Design & eLearning. )
Shafali R. Anand designed Wavelength’s
Instructional Design Courses & Training Programs and conducted/facilitated
them for six years. You can read what
Shafali Anand's past course participants have to say about her
and the courses that she designed and conducted.
Course Fee:
Rs. 18,000/-
Course
Inquiry:
Please call 9871432102 between 10 AM and 6 PM, for discussing
your learning requirements.
The IDCD Certificate:
Upon your successful completion of the course, you will receive
the Instructional Design for Content Development Certificate from
Creative Agni.
How to Join the IDCD Certificate Course?
If you are interested in taking the IDCD Certificate course to
empower yourself as a content professional,
call 9871432102 (10 AM to 6 PM), or send an email to 
The
Instructional Design for Content Development ( IDCD) Certificate
Course
(Registrations
are currently open for the March 25, 2012 Course Group.)
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