Plan

Again and again, I read the module and asked questions. I never thought the activity would be that difficult. The announcement, from the day before, mentioned bringing pens, paper and lots of creativity. I thought I had all three, but I was wrong.

Last Monday, we had to come up with an instructional design. This design would be used when we teach the clients assigned to us. Yes, there was a module to guide us. There were even teachers to assist us. However, reading the module was different from the actual experience of creating the design. It was draining. I was confused. I was pressured. To be honest, I did not like it one bit. My only realization was that my teachers were doing this, every lecture, every lab, every day.  I admired them. I felt guilt. If they could do it, then maybe, even just a little bit, I could do it too.  So I gathered my thoughts and stopped whining. I would not do this for myself. I would do this for my client’s sake. I asked Ma’am about my client. I got to know more about his interests and capabilities. Based from those, I created objectives and appropriate strategies. Objectives was the most challenging part because one wrong move could affect the rest. Everything depended on it. So I prioritized my tasks and got organized. Both were key points in creating an instructional design. Thus, plan, plan and plan. Planning takes time and effort but it just makes sense, because you want nothing except the best, for your learners. This makes it, a crucial step in teaching.