Ranvir Bahl – Learning Portfolio

Here is an abstract of the ETEC 511 Scholory Essay for your reference –

Instructional systems design (ISD) is a complex intellectual process. It requires higher-level cognitive thinking integrated with professional skills and abilities to systematically design training solutions (Nelson, Macliaro & Sherman, 1988). It is hard to argue that ISD requires proper planning, analysis and design which reinforces why instructional purists revere Dick and Carey’s well known ADDIE model even today. However many instructional designers agree that ADDIE is ‘showing its age’ and needs agility to adapt to the shifting learning needs, training goals in today’s knowledge economy. Classic models like ADDIE provide a structured, linear approach to ISD very similar to the Waterfall model in software development. The traditional approach works great when learning needs are very clear, instructional context is stable and the possibility of changes during development are minimal. In today’s competitive work environment, change is inevitable and customers are looking for flexible systems that embrace change rather than control it. In this paper I review the limitations of linear ADDIE approach and propose Adaptive-ADDIE, a hybrid ISD approach that blends best practices from Agile/Scrum methodology with ADDIE to provide a collaborative, value driven instructional design methodology.

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