Data Driven Decision Making for Online Instructional Design

Develop Better Instructional Design Models

Despite all its promise, online education faces serious obstacles.

High drop-out rates and an increasingly skeptical Congress have caused many to question the effectiveness of online education – a disturbing trend in times of tight budgets.

Now, more than ever, you need to institute an established method for improving your online programs and increasing their effectiveness.

In this 90-minute seminar, presented by Phil Ice, E.D., we introduce you to methods for leveraging analytics in the instructional design process and ultimately improve your courses, helping you to:

Understand how data relates to instructional design elements, and develop strategies for measuring the relationship between implementations and learning outcomes.
Utilize end-of-course and real-time intelligence to understand your instructional strengths and weaknesses, and to influence your future improvements.
Develop ways to streamline your design team through the application of institution data points.
Create strategies for using data to best allocate financial resources.

You’ll develop both a theoretical understanding of how to improve your instructional design process, as well as practical methods for enhancing your own efforts.

We help you discover:

How to utilize institutional data sources to optimize instructional design strategies and components.
What methods you can use to collaborate with faculty and staff to inform instructional design initiatives while complementing institutional research objectives.
How to include data collection elements in the workflow so that analytics can help optimize your instructional design.

By the end of the seminar, you’ll understand strategies that will aid in the development of workflows, content refinement and enhance your program’s overall learning effectiveness.

Who will benefit from Data Driven Decision Making for Online Instructional Design?

From one-person shop to instructional design teams, anyone involved in an online program will benefit from the seminar. Recommended positions include:

Instructional Designers
Institutional Researchers
Instructional Technologists
Online Faculty
Program Directors
Department Chairs
Deans
Associate Provosts (responsible for institutional effectiveness or online programs)
Learning Strategists

View this seminar as a group

By filling up an auditorium or classroom with faculty and staff, you can view this seminar on CD and show first-hand how effective online learning can be–and the methodology to make it even better.

About the Instructor

Dr. Phil Ice serves as director of Course Design, Research and Development at American Public University System. His research is focused on the impact of new and emerging technologies on cognition in online learning environments. His work on technology-mediated feedback has been adopted at over 50 institutions of higher education in five countries. He is also vice president of Research and Development for Sage Road Analytics, and is responsible for establishing the strategic direction for company products and services.

Discussion Guide Included

Viewing a Magna Online Seminar as a team can help leverage unique insights, foster collaboration, and build momentum for change. This seminar includes a Discussion Guide for Facilitators which provides step-by-step instructions for generating productive discussions and thoughtful reflection. You also get guidelines for continuing the conversation after the event, implementing the strategies discussed, and creating a feedback loop for sharing best practices and challenges.

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