Designing Your Web Site for Instructional Effectiveness and Completeness: First Step

By Aaron Williams(MIM/EDU/2294/2009-2010)

Introduction

The World wide web has evolve over the years with increasing and relevant capabilities that if efficiently exploited and if the non standardized proliferation of web site can be tackle will become a remarkable means of presenting instructional materials that will enhance both learning and teaching methods to the benefits of stakeholders

Because most of the instructional materials on the web are setup my individuals that do not have good training as instructional designers; they end up with web sites with random and complex hyper links and have reduces the capabilities of the world wide web that ought to have exploited for enhanced, improved and efficient delivery to mere reproduction of the instructional materials that would have been simply and inexpensive on papers.

The web should be use as a true instructional medium by exploiting the possibilities that come with it and the unique capabilities that will distinguish it from other medium and justify the use of it over others.
Websites designers by exploiting the capabilities of the WWW can enhance learning and teaching by breaking down the information into small chunk and make more explanations available.

The Model

The model adapted in the designing of an instructional material on the web should be in such a way that it doesn’t over work the working memory of the user and cluster can be use to break down the overall objectives and directly relate an objective to the part of information that seek to achieve that objective.

Information Presentation

Presentation of instructional materials on the web can be enhanced by combine use of text, sound, maps, pictures, audio, video, animations etc using this tool improve learning and comprehension rate which has given the web base instruction medium an edge over other means.

With the intended usage of the capabilities of the web some certain consideration should be considered like keeping the web page as short as possible, independent of other pages as possible and with one or two points. The navigation like should also be in sequence and orderly among others.

Interaction on the Web
This is to give active learners an opportunity to interact with the instructional materials which are in form of exploration of the course content, submits quizzes, online test, Tutorials, Case studies, Assignments and discussion forum.

Comment: Designing Your Web Site for Instructional Effectiveness and Completeness: First Step
The document emphasized and argues for the need in the standardization of instructional materials published on the web where both the designers and content providers will be adequately trained and vet before he/she can be allow to publish important information such as instructional and learning tools. This will ensure that information obtained from the various website can be reliable and use to trained future professionals that will be entrust with responsibilities of nation building.