- Apply rules and principles of learning to designing, developing, and implementing instructional materials and programs including computer, multimedia, hypermedia, and Web applications.
- Identify sources of information about instructional technology.
- Describe trends in and future impacts of educational technology.
- Integrate technology into the curriculum.
- Design, develop, and evaluate a unit of instruction (e.g., minicourse, module, learning activity package, computer program, or Web site) using a systematic approach.
- Develop and conduct a needs assessment including selection of procedures/instruments and interpretation of results to suggest appropriate actions.
- Prepare clear statements of objectives in performance terms.
- Analyze the characteristics of an instructional setting, determine relevant resources and constraints, and evaluate the potential contributions to effective instruction.
- Analyze learner characteristics in terms of entry skills, prerequisites, aptitude, motivation, knowledge of content, and general characteristics.
- Describe various instructional strategies (approaches, techniques, and methods) used in education and training.
- Prepare specifications for the modification of existing materials.
- Specify, select, and sequence learner/trainee outcomes, instructional strategies, learning activities, and learning resources.
- Plan and conduct a formative evaluation (e.g., trials with learners, expert review, and analysis of implementation, observations).
- Plan and conduct a summative evaluation of learners, instructional materials, and the teaching/learning situation.
- Manage instructional research and development projects, assigning and monitoring task responsibility and authority given to others.
- Develop a range of information-gathering techniques (e.g., questionnaires, interviews, tests, simulations, observations).
- Apply the computer in problem-solving situations
- Evaluate, select, and utilize computer software and hardware.
- Design, develop, and manage instructional computing facilities.
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