Ethical Framework:
Reconsidering Practices of Learning Design
For Critical Perspectives in Learning Design and Technology, we were challenged to explore social justice and ethical issues in the practice of designing learning.
I redesigned my own ILT using a framework inspired by the LeaPS ID Model and the Ethics-in-Design Method.
The purpose of this assignment was to reconsider the development process for an instructional design project from an ethics- and social justice-centered framework. After reviewing and considering calls-to-action and case studies from the current instructional design literature, I developed a framework that reimagines the typical ADDIE development process with elements that support more equitable approaches to learning and instruction.
From there, I applied my framework to redesign a training module I had created for another course. I chose this module to reconsider because I liked where I landed with the materials, but I felt the development process could have been more meaningful and deliberate. My redesigned process changed the development effort in two significant ways: By focusing first on developing the learner-centered project goals, the assessments and activities that align to those goals are more relevant to learners' actual needs and motivations. Then, consistent and honest self-reflection through the development, delivery, and evaluation stages ensures that these goals remain central in resolving the inevitable conflicts and tensions.
This artifact meets JMU M.Ed. program objectives 7 and 8. It meets objective 7 because of how we explored the ideas of Moore, Bradshaw, Walters, and others to improve our understanding of ethical and social justice issues, as well as how we might consider those ideas in our own design paradigms and development processes. This artifact also meets objective 8 because of the way we applied our ethical frameworks to reconsider the development of a project where we had experienced deep tensions and conflicts - it required that I go through the self-reflection needed to evaluate my own outcomes and reapproach the project from a new perspective.
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