The more you know about instructional design, the better you will be able to design your courses. There are many different strategies to include backward design, ADDIE, and SAM. We are going to look at SAM.
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When I was in the Air Force, I had taken courses on instructional systems design or ISD. I learned about Gagné’s 9 Events of Instruction. As I was pursuing my degrees, I was exposed to ADDIE, which is a waterfall design method. Along the way, I also learned about agile programming and its underlying methodology. During my exploration, I learned how to apply agile programming to instructional design. I was not the only one seeing the connection.
Dr. Michael Allen developed a more rapid design methodology called SAM or the Successive Approximation Model. It uses agile iterative design as its core to test and improve ideas. The goal is to develop working modules quicker. You prototype a solution, test it, and then make updates.
This week, we are going to take a closer look at SAM and how it can be useful for your course design.
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Additional Reading
- ITC: 41 – Using Backward Design to Build Better Courses
- ITC: 79 – Increase Learning With Gagné’s 9 Events of Instruction
- Rapid Instructional Design With SAM
- Successive Approximation Model (SAM)
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