If you’ve been around e-learning a little while, you’ve probably heard of ADDIE—the most commonly used instructional design model training designers use when crafting learning experiences. Th...
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Terry,
I like what Michael Allen does in terms of eLearning courses. Allen Interactions develops some cool Flash based and HTML5 courses. However, I just don't know that SAM is a replacement for ADDIE. Dr. Allen is borrowing the concept from B.F. Skinner to established the Successive Approximation Model (SAM) by training rats with conditional behavior tactics. I read the SAM book and didn't found any research evidence substantiating its effectiveness. ADDIE has been corroborated in various studies as a viable process, the problem is most folks in the industry don't really know how to apply it for their needs and thus given it a bad rap. Pretty much the same thing that happened to PowerPoint as a presentation software LOL.
I like what Michael Allen does in terms of eLearning courses. Allen Interactions develops some cool Flash based and HTML5 courses. However, I just don't know that SAM is a replacement for ADDIE. Dr. Allen is borrowing the concept from B.F. Skinner to established the Successive Approximation Model (SAM) by training rats with conditional behavior tactics. I read the SAM book and didn't found any research evidence substantiating its effectiveness. ADDIE has been corroborated in various studies as a viable process, the problem is most folks in the industry don't really know how to apply it for their needs and thus given it a bad rap. Pretty much the same thing that happened to PowerPoint as a presentation software LOL.
I think that SAM is a very direct way to get the Stakeholders, SME's and developers on the same page. Everyone is basically notified that while the project is in development, their timely feedback is important to creating the best module, with the least amount of setbacks, almost like creating constantly evolving design period for the entire project.
Working on the entire project (SAM) in a program like Articulate, instead of a module at a time (ADDIE), is way more efficient, because changes can be made almost instantaneously. It seems to give the Stakeholders and SMEs more of a sense of ownership in the project, too, urging them to be more responsive and vocal on the things that matter without having the financial burden of the setback.
(By the way, I agree about the bad wrap PowerPoint is given. People blame the tool instead of the material in my mind.)
Working on the entire project (SAM) in a program like Articulate, instead of a module at a time (ADDIE), is way more efficient, because changes can be made almost instantaneously. It seems to give the Stakeholders and SMEs more of a sense of ownership in the project, too, urging them to be more responsive and vocal on the things that matter without having the financial burden of the setback.
(By the way, I agree about the bad wrap PowerPoint is given. People blame the tool instead of the material in my mind.)
- What are your thoughts about where and how the Agile Method plays into all of this?
- You can't really apply ADDIE and Agile together in the same project effectively. They have to many contradictions of each other in the way they're applied.
