ED308: ADDIE Step 1: ANALYSIS

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This week, our assignment included beginning our course outline that we will use throughout the course.  We will be following the ADDIE model which is a five step circular process to create an online course. The Steps are Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.  This weeks assignment focused on step 1: ANALYSIS. This included collecting student and content information. It is important to know that analysis must take place before the design is created. This is to ensure that the information about the students as well as the content is considered from the beginning.

As far as my students for this course design, I will be creating a course for Elementary students, since that will be relevant to what I would use this for in the future. I am leaning towards 4th-5th grade since they will have enough technology experience.I will be doing my course design based on the Leader in Me model which is being used in many schools including the one I am currently student teaching in. I hope to share my completed course with the school. 

Items of Interest

One thing I found interesting in this weeks assignment was how the ADDIE process focuses on the student. I think the analysis step is crucial in the process and the student should always be the main concern. I also found it interesting that the process is circular, as it should be. Teachers should always be reevaluating and making any necessary adjustments.

Problem or Concern

The only concern I have at the moment is the depth of this project. I feel like I understand the overall ADDIE process fairly well so far, but applying it to a project I am designing is a little overwhelming. I am sure as the course progresses I will learn more about course design and I will be more confident. For now, I am just going to take it one assignment at a time.