- Do you use any of the ID models or theories in practice?
- If so, could you describe the model and how it helps your style of work?
- Also those working in Agile environment, have you used SAM, LLAMA, or any other Agile method for ID work?
Thanks!
This is a great question.
Some version of ADDIE or SAM are often used and most of the people I work with typically adapt ADDIE to their own styles of working. Some more loose than others.
It is interesting though that as I progress in my career, certain terms or phrases come up, are discussed, some rejected, some adapted, and some renamed to fit the needs.
Some of the other methods I have been asked to use typically link to ADDIE by another name. We all try to make it our own as it can be restricting at times to simply follow what is already developed. Even though, what we are doing isn’t straying as far off as some might think.
Great question! I use these models for ID analysis; these were summarized to us by Devlin Peck, who is an inspirational instructional designer! https://www.devlinpeck.com/posts/analysis-instructional-design
Thanks for sharing this resource Mykhaylo!
I do not follow anything in a very strict sense but I would say that I do loosely follow the ADDIE model.
A – nalyze:
In my current work, the audience does not often change, but sometimes there are some groups which may stand out. Employees vs customers or sales vs service are a couple common ones. In essence, I have already examined the groups I create learning experiences for and so this step does not take as much time as it did the first time around. I do try to give some thought to their prior knowledge of the subject matter. Learning objects on newly released equipment for customers look different than those I make for onboarding new employees.
D – esign:
D – evelopment:
For online content – I am pretty much a one-man band which means the design and development are both in my court and really bleed together. I do not storyboard but sort of play with some layout ideas as I develop and test. In most cases – I have a basic look and feel for company use that I stick with and it is just a matter of how I think the content looks best in the space I have and deciding if I should make a new slide or not.
For face-to-face content such as week-long training seminars that we offer which utilize multiple instructors – I do need to spend a great deal more time here making sure that all the proper equipment and training aids are procured and available and that each instructor is properly up to speed with the learning objectives.
I – mplementation:
Online materials are not much more than sending out a link in an email to inform people that new content is available. There is usually a time period where I request internal feedback to take care of any typos or performance bugs.
If I am designing face-to-face instruction and utilize multiple instructors to deliver training, we schedule one or two dry runs with an internal audience to allow some practice time and to make sure that nothing was missed
E – valuation:
All learning materials whether online or face-to-face are open for feedback all the time. I continually use feedback from members of the target audience as well as outsiders to improve upon the learning materials that I provide.
Since I am not part of a larger team of designers/developers, I think this approach works well for what I do. I try to let the customers drive the content and how they respond to it drives how I adapt. I find it quite flexible.
I think most Instructional Designers loosely follow the ADDIE model if the product or software they write for follows the Waterfall model of development. Thanks for explaining how you, as an Instructional Designer follow the ADDIE process. People getting in the field of Instructional Design would really benefit from this information.
I’d have to agree with that. ADDIE is typically the go to in a lot of settings.
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