The Beginning

When we were asked to make the instructional design last Monday, it was really the start of our teaching experience. We set the objectives for our sessions in the morning, and then proceeded to the content in the afternoon. Honestly, it was quite difficult to make the objectives at first, as we haven't seen the current level of capabilities of our patients aside from the descriptions given by our professors, and of course we had to make the objectives as realistic and as helpful for the patient as possible. I think this was part of the challenge we had to overcome, as this is what we'd have to face everyday during our internship and in practice. So in the end, this was able to really prepare and train us for our future teaching experiences.

The session in the afternoon was much smoother, as we already had clear objectives set. Looking at this, this just proves the importance of having objectives, as they would be the foundation of your entire session. We also learned how to make sure the content of treatment would be attainable in the session, and that it would answer your objectives. We also had to ensure that we had a concrete means of evaluating the achievement of our set objectives.

Overall, this was a learning experience for us, especially since the professors were there to guide us through the process, and we were able to consult with them whether the design we were making was correct. It was good practice in the sense that we were asked to make an instructional design that we would really be executing for our fieldwork. It also shows different points for improvement, as to how we structure our design, how to make our objectives better, etc. This is also shows us that it is of utmost importance to have proper and concrete instructional designs that would target the main needs of our patients.