A blueprint of learning

Making an instructional design was one of the most interesting things I had to do this semester. For teaching to be effective, you have to tailor your teaching plan to the client and his/her status. You must know pertinent things like, the specific condition, other impairments and what type of learner the client is, as these would have an effect on your program. After knowing these, you should be able to identify what you want the client to achieve after your treatment session. These goals will be your basis on selecting the specific tasks or exercises that you will teach the client. This will help the learner focus more as these objectives will be the reference if learning took place. I learned that in making objectives, it should be appropriate for the level of the client, not too hard, not too easy. It should be something that can be achieved after a session. It should be according to the client’s needs. It is also important that it should be precise enough to make sure that it was really achieved.

The contents of the activities in the program should be based on the objectives identified. It is important that the ideas or concepts embodied are pertinent in achieving the set of objectives. It must be concise enough and must be able to target all the ideas that you want the learner to achieve. In conducting the session, it is important to be creative enough to facilitate learning. Utilize the information you have about the client to really facilitate learning. Use all appropriate resources that would help the client to absorb the information better. In the end, what’s important is for the client to understand the relevance of these activities and concepts to his/her situation and quality of life.