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- Subject: Re: Non-Systems ID Approaches
- Message-ID: <EDTECH%92111210350949@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 15:34:31 GMT
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- Ren Bestebreurtje and others have asked me to clarify what I meant by soft-
- system and non-system approaches to instructional design. Must an ID model be
- system based in order to be an ID model?? Steve Tripp, in ETRD, proposed a
- Rapid Prototyping model for ID which is non-system based. One reason it is not
- a system based model (and he can jump in and correct me) is that it relies on
- intuition and experience to make descisions. One aspect of system theory is
- phenomenal isomorphism (similarities between phenomena known through the
- senses rather than through thought or intuition). Also general systems theory
- is concerned with the search for patterns of similarity regardless of the
- the context or situation. What about if we think that designing instruction
- is different for K-12, Higher Ed, Military, etc, or for computers, VR,
- multimedia etc or even for different age groups?? Soft-system approachs and
- non-system approaches in my opinion allow for intuition,"reflection-in-action"
- and a move away from linear system based models. I think the question is not
- whether a ID model is systematic or systemic, rather what are the underlying
- assumptions of system based models? What are alternative views of designing
- instruction.
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- Gerald S. Edmonds
- Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation
- Syracuse University
- GEDMONDS@SUVM.BITNET
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