Inert Knowledge Inert Knowledge comprises Ideas and Concepts that are transferred to a learner in absence of a prior schema that the new information can connect with. Thus, the new knowledge remains isolated with little chance of being applied by…
Category: Instructional Design Concepts
Concepts (Theories and models) of Instructional Design
ID Fiction – Octavian’s Fury – A Short Story
Never had such fury seized him in the past. He was sure that his eyes must be blood-shot for everything in front of him had taken up a reddish hue, and it was entirely that oaf Antony’s fault. How could…
The IDEAL: Fuzzies – Why is Goal Analysis Necessary?
Coffeebeans has been harassing me to present her opinion at the beginning of this post, so let us get her out of our way and then begin 🙂 In his book, “Goal Analysis” Dr. Robert F. Mager introduces the enigmatic…
ID Fiction – A story from Mahabharat retold – Ashwathama Hatah – Nara va Kunjarah?
Yudhishthara stood on his chariot shooting arrows that found their targets almost effortlessly, yet his thoughts were elsewhere. It isn’t the right thing to do, he told himself once again. After all, not everyone who had decided to fight on…
Sloth explains why he loves fuzzies.
A fuzzy isn’t irredeemably evil. It has its own redeeming features. Right, Sloth?
ID Fiction: An Instructional Analysis – Coffeebeans’ Dilemma
Coffeebeans’ Dilemma – An Instructional Analysis Read “Coffeebeans’ Dilemma” here. It’s clear that Coffeebeans wants Froth to understand that she likes non-vegetarian food. Assuming that Froth isn’t feeding vegetarian food to Coffeebeans, just to spite the dog; but because she…
ID Fiction: The Flame of Life – A Verbal Snapshot.
The Flame of Life Afternoons were meant for naps. The draftsmen, the officers, the H.O.D., even the department’s dog took a nap after lunch. If an outsider came visiting at this hour, he’d find the rooms darkened and the silence…
The IDEAL – Topic: Assessment Rubrics
What is an Assessment Rubric? Before I explain this apparently bulky term, let us answer the following two questions. Question 1. What is 2 + 2 =? 52 4 -24 2 Question 2. Illustrate the foot-in-mouth disease with two examples…
Froth Experiments with Learner Motivation.
Froth and her cat meet Sloth for lunch. So though Froth’s program managed the first three parameters of the ARCS Model of Learner Motivation, it failed to Satisfy the learners…or so thinks Britney, the cat.
The IDEAL – Topic: Active Learning
Active Learning Active learning refers to the methods that engage or involve learner in the learning – thus, moving from the plain old lecture-based sessions to more interactive and collaborative ones. (Charles C. Bonwell and James A. Eison, 1991). Thus…