CS1 ADDIE

Often in my life I jump right into things with no real hammered out concept. I have an idea of what I want to do, in my head, and I go for it.  The idea of sketching out concretely what I need, want and have to include has somehow skipped my development process.  This often requires me to backtrack and fix the things I have overlooked and not accounted for.  Fortunately for me, and my students, the ADDIE framework could save me time in the long run, helping me plan out my journey, to prevent all the backtracking, and develop something solid from the beginning.

The ADDIE model is based on five main components that are broken down to include many aspects of your final project/course.  The five main components are:

Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation

When we break each component down, we find the meat of our development process.  This is where we work out all the details, basic and ellaborate.

In the Analysis section we "analyze" many areas including, but not limited to, the design of the course, the audience, objectives, goals and delivery method(s).  These areas can also be broken down further.  For example, Audience and be analyzed many ways, including who is your audience, what do they already know, what do they need to learn and so on.

In the Design section we will create a model for our course on paper.  First the structure is laid out, then the content developed, including dates, topics, strategies, assessments and resources.  It is recommended that you also develop a "schedule" for completion, setting aside specific time for you to work on the course.

The Develop section is where I usually begin in my process.  I dig right in to the creation, with no road map to lead me.  This part of the process would go smoother for me if I were to follow the first two steps.  Here in develop we, believe it or not, develop the actual content of our course.  This is where our ideas become tangible.  When you believe you have a finished product, you want to go back through, from the beginning, making sure that everything is in order, easy to follow and ready for consumption.

The Implementation phase is when we actually put our course/project into action with our audience, whether it be students, co-workers, etc.  The actual teaching begins and consumption occurs, which will lead us into the last phase of the ADDIE process.


Evaluation happens when the course is over.  This is where we evaluate student outcomes, teaching strategies, activities and student feedback  This phase is important for improvement and effectiveness.

According to intulogy.com, the ADDIE model fits well into an ideal-world situation, which most of us know is not usually the case.  Sometimes your final outcome is time driven over quality driven.  That is where this model seems to fall short, because it is sometimes a question of what can we do within the time frame we have to complete this course/project.

The ADDIE model is a complete, start to finish, planning and execution tool.  This model can save you frustration in the middle of development by covering all the details from the beginning to the end.

The most helpful site to me was the Instructional Design Using the ADDIE Model site.  This site gave me the most details in each step of the process and broke it down in many ways for easy comprehension.  They present an overview in chart formation on the home page and then give you all the details in the tabs section labeled by the steps in the model. If you want to research information on using this in a business setting, then the intulogy site would be most helpful for you.  This site looks at the model in many ways, including an in the workplace section. Whatever the field you are in, this is a good model to investigate for a step by step explanation to developing a useful tool.

References

Analysis. (n.d.). Creative Outsource Training Solutions by Intulogy. Retrieved November 2, 2011, from http://www.intulogy.com/addie/analysis.html

[Untitled graphic of ADDIE model] BINTI SALLEH, N. F. (n.d.) Retrieved November 2, 2011, from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=addie+instructional+design+process+chart&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1393&bih=695&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=3yM8isyn1WL7bM:&imgrefurl=http://mpt1393nurfazilasalleh.blogspot.com/p/reflection-development-process.html&d

State University. (2009, August 12). ADDIE Model        - YouTube    .         YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.    . Retrieved November 2, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu6kVPuhCog&feature=related

Instructional Design Using the Addie Model. (n.d.). Raleigh Way's Test Page. Retrieved November 2, 2011, from http://raleighway.com/addie/index.htm