Discussion: "Designing Your Instructional Message"

Please respond to ONE of the following:

1. Select one of the four pre-instructional strategies listed in Table 8-1 (Chapter 8) of the course-required textbook to introduce the learning audience to the content of the instructional material you will develop for your final project. Specify the function, content structure, learner, and task attributes as they relate to your selected project.

2. Examine the impact of pictures and graphics in instruction. Select a topic that you are interested in and propose two ways that you can use pictures to enhance the instruction of that topic. Provide examples of the type of pictures you would use.

"Developing Instructional Material" Please respond to ONE of the following:

1. From the e-Activity, examine the two versions of the paragraph created. Distinguish the changes and the possible impact of the changes on the students.

2. Select one of the small-group formats discussed in the textbook. Provide one example that depicts the benefits that the learning audience gained from the selected small-group format. Determine a situation when the selected small-group format would not be effective and propose an alternate small-group format that would be more appropriate. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.