Journal 6: Instructional Courseware Design

Hello peeps and good evening :). It's been a week since my last entry. So today I decided to update more about my journey in my ICT class with my lovely lecturer, Madam Azida. Last two weeks we learnt two new things and I found it very interesting as I never knew about it even I am 22 years old now. What a pathetic! But since I knew a bit of it I feel so excited to share it this entry. Sit tight and enjoy your reading peeps!

Before I start, let me ask you a question, okay? Do you know what is Instructional Courseware Design? Anyone? Me? Nah. I know some of you might know and some might not like me. And maybe this is your first time heard this "Instructional Courseware Design", am I right? So let me tell you what is ICD really is. 

According to Madam Azida, Instructional Courseware Design is something like application that widely used in education field to help the teachers to make it lesson more efficient, effective and appealing. Since it is an instructional, it it an instruction of knowledge that the teachers you to give to the students but in more effective ways. Furthermore, it really put students as priority as before this instructional thing is designed, the teachers required to figure out the needs of their students, defining the learning objectives and creating something or ideas to achieve the objectives of the lesson. And most important thing is it combined Mixed Behaviourist and Constructivist learning theory. I know some of you still does not get my point yet. As ex TESL student, I could say that Instructional Courseware Design actually something similar to teacher's lesson plan. Before you enter the class, you must have your lesson plan to make sure your lesson for that day is achievable or not. Same goes to Instructional Courseware Design. 

In 1960-2006, PLATO was invented. PLATO or Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations was the first computer assisted instruction system. It actually similar to CALL that we used for this era as it could teach any course using it. PLATO was on of the example of application that used instruction in lesson. Before, this PLATO was invented a framework was created to make sure instructional coursework run smoothly. For this application, a framework called ADDIE was designed. ADDIE are the steps that used when constructing an instructional coursework. It consists of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation.

Courseware or Instructional Courseware Design actually works as supporter to a lesson not to complete the lesson. It is like a guide book for teachers to make sure the lesson is well-organized in order to achieve the objectives. Any situations like inside or outside the lesson could use this method.

I guess this is for now and stay tuned as many more interesting topic will be updated soon. Goodbye :)