What needs to be done when developing the Analysis and Design stages of the ADDIE model?

In the analysis phrase, one has to question himself these following questions before developing the e-learning package. These questions would make the situation clearer to the developer of the e-learning package of what is goals are, or, what he wishes his e-learning package to have an impact, and what kind of an impact. The developer of the package must also be clear about what he wants the user or learner to pick up during this course of e-learning; skills is a good example here.

Who is the audience and what are their characteristics? (To know what topic the e-learning package must have, to suit the needs of the audience)

What is the new behavioral outcome? (The behavior that will be the impact on the user of the e-learning package and what new skills he would acquire after the process is completed)

What types of learning constraints exist? (Will the user not be able to access the e-learning package?)

What are the delivery options? (Other than internet, there are other options; usage of iphones, PDA's, PSP or other forms of electronic means).

What are the online pedagogical considerations? (Concerned with the environmental feeling that the user experiences and whether or not he or she is well suited to such an environment, based on his past learning experiences)

What are the Adult Learning Theory considerations?

What is the timeline for project completion? (What is the timeline; how long would the e-learning developer give him or herself for creating the e-learning package?)

In addition to the above questions, there is other information to be found:

What is the scope of the e-learning program? (This includes the area of focus on the topic for the learner).

What is the administration requirements to use the e-learning program?

What is the estimated program design, development, implementation and evaluation costs, effort required and schedule?

What are the possible strategies that the user of the program can utilize to fully maximize his skills learnt during the e-learning process at the workforce?

What is the extent of knowledge or skill the e-learning participant must have when using the program? (Also to enforce this particular requirement)

What are the possible risks, opportunities and assumptions that have to be taken into consideration?

As for the design phase, it deals with learning objectives (of the e-learning program), the assessment instruments; tools that will be used for this process, exercises and content of the package, the style of lesson planning and the media tools selected. The design should be specific and systematic.

What will be the project's instructional, visual and technical design strategy?

What are the instructional strategies that should be provided? (These strategies must be largely based on the type of outcome the e-learning package is supposed to cement by the end of the process).

What is the graphic/ visual design to be used for the package? (To display the content and lay out the lesson structure)

What will be the user interface? (The user interface will be the webpage in which will enable the learner to get in contact with the e-learning program; it involves the structure by which the user interface is made so as to facilitate this form of contact to enhance learning)

At what pace will the learner have to gain knowledge via the e-learning program? (Can his own pace be set?)

What will be the mode of content delivery? (Via iphones?)

Establish learning objectives from the objectives of the e-learning package

Quantify all the costs necessary in the development of the desired e-learning package.

What will be the types of assessments and the conditions bound to them? (Basically the design of the assessment)

Determine the program structure and sequence. (A systematic order: E.g Video lesson, ,followed by mcq questions and afterward structured question test?)

Define the program administration requirements.

SOURCES USED:

http://www.businessperform.com/html/addie_model.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface