Synthesizing Content in Instructional Design
When developing the training material and media, ensure that it is synthesized into an integrated program. It should flow as naturally as possible, with each lesson or activity building the foundation for the next one. Provide variety that is conductive to learning. Break practice periods up with instructional periods, rather than having all the instruction in the beginning followed by nothing but practice.
Time will have to be consider when synthesizing the complete learning program. For example, if you have five, 3 hour blocks of instruction, how do you break them down to run smoothly in two days? Which one gets chopped to two hours one day and one hour the next day. Will it have an effect on learning? Must the blocks run in order or can you switch them so the least difficult block gets broken apart. Will it be better to break the most difficult one apart so the learners get a respite from the toils of hard learning? Since most workdays are eight hours and your program totals 15 hours, what should be done with the one additional hour that will best benefit the organization? Can you make one hour of it elearning that they complete before coming to class?
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