Reflection on the Future of Instructional Design
Distance learning in the future I perceive distance learning as growing in the future. George Siemens makes an excellent point in the video. As people communicate online and through video, the idea of distance learning is gaining more acceptance (Laureate Education, nd.). I agree with this statement. Kahn Academy is a perfect example of video being used to teach and tutor concepts. Students can control the video and pause and rewatch as needed. Teachers are implementing a flipped classroom using Kahn Academy (Let's use video to reinvent education | Salman Khan, 2011). Since 2019, enrollment in online post-secondary courses has jumped from 17.6% to 22.7% (Smalley, 2021). Instructional Designer: improving societal perceptions of distance learning I think the biggest thing we can do as Instructional Designers it to create diverse, content-rich, high-quality instructional material. This can be done by sticking with the Instructional Design foundations principles to design...