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Fall 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionAn introduction to the principles of designing instructional materials and to instructional communication theory and techniques. Topics include objectives, student characteristics, media selection, communication variables, message design, and systematic evaluation.
Learning Outcomes1Describe and apply the components of a systematic design process, their rationales, and uses.
2Use a systematic design process and instructional psychology principles in performing an analysis of learning context analysis of learners, analysis of learning tasks, in design and development of assessments, and in design of formative and summative evaluation of the instruction itself.