For this discussion board forum you will choose between 4 different scenarios representing 4 different settings or sectors within which Instructional Designers may work. Choose one that most interests you.
Medical Field-You have been contracted by a hospital to develop instruction for new volunteers on how to work with patients and their families. What type of learning environment would you recommend establishing for this group?
Business-As the Instructional Designer for a large corporation, you have been assigned the task of creating a 90-minute workshop on office safety and emergency preparedness. What activities might you include in this workshop?
K12 Education-You are a fifth-grade schoolteacher. One of your districts objectives for all fifth-grade students is that, by the end of the school year, they will be able to correctly identify the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs used in a paragraph of expository text. What activities might you prescribe for your students throughout the school year to help meet this objective?
Higher Education-A professor of American history would like her students to develop greater understanding of what life was like in Chicago during the Roaring Twenties. What instructional activities might you recommend to her?