The role of stakeholders in content evaluation
Question: I need my stakeholders to review courses to determine if they are learner-centered, applicable, etc? What should I include on a checklist for my stakeholders?
My answer: The stakeholders usually don't have the specialized skills to determine if the existing course will fill the performance gap. If you're evaluating an existing course for your needs, you really need to do most of the initial analysis and design work to be able to tell if it is truly useful. Thus, it's the designer's job to determine what is necessary and sufficient to solve a performance gap. Stakeholders or SMEs should be looking for content accuracy and readability.
On the other hand, it might be nice to frame a checklist so that the stakeholders can determine for themselves how much their existing courses suck. I’d base it on The Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) (Keller, 1987).
Keller, J.M. (1987). "IMMS: Instructional materials motivation survey." Florida State University.
What’s your answer?
My answer: The stakeholders usually don't have the specialized skills to determine if the existing course will fill the performance gap. If you're evaluating an existing course for your needs, you really need to do most of the initial analysis and design work to be able to tell if it is truly useful. Thus, it's the designer's job to determine what is necessary and sufficient to solve a performance gap. Stakeholders or SMEs should be looking for content accuracy and readability.
On the other hand, it might be nice to frame a checklist so that the stakeholders can determine for themselves how much their existing courses suck. I’d base it on The Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) (Keller, 1987).
Keller, J.M. (1987). "IMMS: Instructional materials motivation survey." Florida State University.
What’s your answer?
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