A Quick Guide to Strategies in Instructional

Design

What is a Strategy?

GAME PLAN or a high level plan to achieve one or more goals.

A STRATEGY is a…

What is an Instructional STRATEGY?

A high level approach of how we are going to TEACH a subject.

What are the components of an Instructional Strategy?

1 Content Presentation

• Establishing visual patterns in the content to enable ‘at a glance’ comprehension

• Revealing learning content in progressive layers and building the knowledge gained in the earlier layer

2 Visual

• GUI: Resembles the actual physical environment of the course

• Illustrations: Depict scenarios, characters, expressions, etc.

• Color: Colors and combinations are really important

3 Media

• Audio: Using audio in eLearning helps acquire information more effectively

• Animations: Training content can be explained better through animations

• Video Snippets: Hook learners to your course

4 Assessments

Set Formative and Summative assessments to inculcate analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

5 Technical

• Functional Specifications• Course Deployment• Standards’ Compliance• Client/Server Environment• Development Tools/Technology

Types of Instructional Strategies

Logical Presentatio

n

Storytelling (theme)

Guided Learning

Case Study

Scenario-based

Approach

How to decide on an

Instructional

Strategy?

Audience• Children vs. Adults• Computer Literate vs. Not so

comfortable with computers• White collared vs. Blue collared• Cultural Groups

SubjectAll subjects cannot be

taught in the same manner.

Learning Environment

• In a computer lab• At a workstation• While travelling • On different devices• Self and Collaborative

Time &

Cost

Parameters/Constraints

and…Technical

Before we leave,let’s quickly recap what we have learned.

Components of an ID Strategy• Content• Visual• Media• Assessments• Technical

Types of Instructional Strategies• Logical Presentation• Storytelling (theme)• Guided Learning (Avatars etc.)• Case study• Scenario-based