The Impact of Instructional Design
Methodology on Achievement in
Alternative Course Delivery Formats:
Two Field Evaluations
http://parker.bus.sfu.ca/webnet/webnet99.ppt
Drew Parker, Faculty of Business Administration
Cher Hill, MA Student, Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Vivian Rossner-Merrill
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Introduction

The Parameters:
 Format

Place-Based
 Virtual Seminars
 Learning Objective

Technique
 Concept
 Learning Models

Congnitive Flexibility
 Problem Solving
 Dual Coding
Interactive, Online Tools to Support
Virtual Seminars
 Seminar
/ Conferencing Support
 FirstClass
 Virtual University
 Web
Resources
 html
 Interactive
‘Chat’ Facilities
 The Palace (http://www.thepalace.com)
Two Projects from the LohnLab
 LohnLab
for Teaching Technologies
 http://www.sfu.ca/lohnlab
 Facilitator:
 for course design
 for technology selection
 implementation support
 meeting instructional objectives
Course One
 Introduction
to Educational Psychology
 The Parameters

Course Description
 Learning Objectives
 Learning Models
 Situated Learning Theory
 Collaborative Learning
Course One
 Introduction
to Educational Psychology
 Internet Resources

Conferencing System
 Web Resources
Course One
 Introduction
to Educational Psychology
 Hypotheses
Course Two
 Systems Analysis and Design
 Place Based and Virtual Formats Offered
 Learning Objectives
1. Conceptual

roles, steps, and procedural challenges
2. Technique-Oriented

charts, graphs, exhibits, models
Redesign

Redesign into three models of instruction
 Cognitive Flexibility

control group
 Problem Solving

increasingly challenging problem sets to solve
 Dual Coding

Text
 Graphics
 Audio Support
Hypotheses
1.
Cognitive Flexibility

2.
Highest Conceptual Scores
Problem Solving
 Highest Confidence Scores
3.
Dual Coding
 Highest Technique Ability
4.
Virtual versus Place-Based
1. Virtual will see technique abilities improve
2. Place-based will see conceptual abilities improve
Research Objectives
 Improved
Fit Among:
 Format of Offering
 Learning Objectives

New Design Alternatives
 Mixed Modes
 Multimedia Offerings