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Curriculum Development
For Adult Learners
Basics
• Educational objective- – What they will learn– Learning needs assessment or gap analysis
• Learner outcomes- Knowledge, skills, attitudes• Content and Sequence• Instructional methods- Didactic; Interactive; Small
groups; Live; Live remote; Recorded; On-line • Evaluation- Knowledge, skills, attitude, behaviors,
other outcomes
Content
• Guided by direct learning needs assessment• Gap analysis• Learning objectives– Knowledge– Skills– Attitudes– Behaviors
Instructional Methods
• A thread should run from learning objectives/outcomes to evaluation connected by instructional methods– New knowledge: many delivery methods; observe
application of or test for new knowledge– New skill: practice the skill; observe the new skill
being used– Attitude change: Qualitative; survey; observation
Adult Learners
• Application is essential: new concepts applied to current role(s)
• Integrate new ideas with what they already know
• Use self-directed learning• Small groups and team learning• Hands-on skills instruction• Respect for learners as peers
Instructional Design
• Instructional design specialist• Create a team: subject matter expert (SME),
designer, instructional design specialist, evaluation expert
• If you are the SME stick to your focus and let the team design the learning product
• Ask lots of questions
Evaluation
• Guided by learning objectives• Moore’s levels of outcome1. Participation2. Satisfaction3. Declarative and procedural knowledge- “knows” and
“knows how”4. Competence- “shows how”5. Performance- “does”6. Patient health- important patient outcomes7. Community health
Summary
• Clear objectives• Instructional methods that support the
learning outcomes• Recognize the special needs of adult learners• Evaluation plan consistent with objectives and
learner outcomes
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