Getting Started: Philosophy, Model, and Component Analysis In this paper I will describe my philosophy as it relates to curriculum design (CD) and my CD project on American Sign Language (ASL). Through the use the ADDIE model I will develop a CD that uses real-world situations to lessen the issues the deaf community are faced with in regards to the support they receive from the emergency services and the city employees in the Belleville area. The topic for which I have chosen to create my curriculum design project on is ASL. ASL is a three-dimensional language that incorporates the use of hands, body and facial expressions to enable communication between individuals without the use of the ‘spoken word’. Within our communities we have many
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I believe that a CD should relate to the current experiences that learners are faced with so that it can provide them with guidance they require and the appropriate techniques that they can use to overcome problems and issues that affect their professional and personal lives.
Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE) This is my first experience with developing a CD and in an effort to keep on track I believe that using “the traditional step-by-step linear approach” (Cranton, 2012, p. 2) such as the ADDIE model will work best for me because it is a systematic process that has the flexibility to move between phases as required. It has all the necessary phase that a CD requires to develop/implement training activities. It can be used in a face-to-face instruction which is the most effective method for instructing and learning ASL.
Analysis of the design model components The following is an analysis of the design model components and was used “to determine whether instruction should be part of the solution” (Morrison, 2013, p. …show more content…
The primary audience is composed of both male and female learners, aged 21-50, with post-secondary education, who are employed in occupations where being able to communicate and interact effectively using American Sign Language will improve their professional competencies and possibly save lives. Specific entry characteristics. The majority of the learners will have limited prior knowledge of ASL. Some of the learners will have similar cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, while other learners are solely interested in the cultural and linguistic diversity of the hearing impaired. Personal and social characteristics. ASL is a complex language and will require learners to be highly motivated with a positive attitude. To effectively communicate using ASL, learners will require a certain amount of manual dexterity with their hands (shape and moving), face (facial expressions) and body (body movements).
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• Course will be 3 hours a week, 12 weeks long on Wednesday evenings - this will provide the learners with enough time to practice each week’s learning objectives.
• Face-to-face interactions – to provide learners with most effective method to
I believe that a CD should relate to the current experiences that learners are faced with so that it can provide them with guidance they require and the appropriate techniques that they can use to overcome problems and issues that affect their professional and personal lives.
Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE) This is my first experience with developing a CD and in an effort to keep on track I believe that using “the traditional step-by-step linear approach” (Cranton, 2012, p. 2) such as the ADDIE model will work best for me because it is a systematic process that has the flexibility to move between phases as required. It has all the necessary phase that a CD requires to develop/implement training activities. It can be used in a face-to-face instruction which is the most effective method for instructing and learning ASL.
Analysis of the design model components The following is an analysis of the design model components and was used “to determine whether instruction should be part of the solution” (Morrison, 2013, p. …show more content…
The primary audience is composed of both male and female learners, aged 21-50, with post-secondary education, who are employed in occupations where being able to communicate and interact effectively using American Sign Language will improve their professional competencies and possibly save lives. Specific entry characteristics. The majority of the learners will have limited prior knowledge of ASL. Some of the learners will have similar cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, while other learners are solely interested in the cultural and linguistic diversity of the hearing impaired. Personal and social characteristics. ASL is a complex language and will require learners to be highly motivated with a positive attitude. To effectively communicate using ASL, learners will require a certain amount of manual dexterity with their hands (shape and moving), face (facial expressions) and body (body movements).
Givens
• Course will be 3 hours a week, 12 weeks long on Wednesday evenings - this will provide the learners with enough time to practice each week’s learning objectives.
• Face-to-face interactions – to provide learners with most effective method to