At this point, you will begin to work on your Instructional Design Project. Remember that your project requires that you to use the ISD process to develop an ISD report and lesson or workshop to assist educators or administrators to develop a attitude, skill, or knowledge to assist them in the meaningful integration of technology in the classroom, school, or university.

The purpose of the lesson for the ISD project should be to assist pre-service educators, educators, administrators, or staff in developing an attitude, skill, or knowledge to assist them with the meaningful integration of technology or distance education in the classroom, school, university, or organization. It may be developed for a K-12 setting, higher education setting, business, or government setting. You will not need to conduct a needs assessment for this assignment; however, you will need to identify a need in which to derive a goal- what it is you want the learners to do when they finish with the instruction? You may identify a need based upon a setting in which you are working or one of the case studies provided.

Identify the Need

Begin by analyzing the case study or chosen environment. Then, describe the need or general topic for which you wish to develop an instructional lesson. A brief paragraph about the setting and identified need will become the first part of your ISD project report.

Goal Statement

Next, identify an instructional goal that you would like to accomplish through your instructional design project. It should be related to the need you identified above and should take into consideration school, university, or state vision and goals. As Reiser and Dick state (1996), "it is important for you to realize that the local school, school district, and state in which you will work are likely to have identified a variety of instructional goals they will expect your students to accomplish. These instructional goals will appear in curriculum guides, teacher's guides, and other planning materials prepared by local and state education agencies." Additionally, ensure that it addressed the components of a well written goal statement and is feasible (remember this is one lesson) and clearly stated.

Please note that for the purpose of this course, you are applying the instructional design process to one lesson; however, the same principles are applicable whether your area teacher designing a lesson or a course or a district technology manager designing a school or district program.

Now that you have a description of your learning need and feasible and clearly stated instructional goal, we will move onto the process of a task or an instructional analysis.