Describe at least three possible reasons (factors) why the project had very littleeffect on the instructional practices employed by the teachers. Each of the factorsyou identify should be related to the factors mentioned in this chapter as to whyearlier forms of instructional media (i.e., films, radio, and television) had verylimited effects on instructional practices.b. Describe at least two strategies that could have been employed to help mitigatethe factors that you think contributed to the minimal effect this project had oninstructional practices. Indicate why you think each of these strategies might havebeen helpful.2. Congratulations! Your instructional design consulting company has just been selected asone of the finalists to receive a contract to design a print-based instructional unit that willteach sixth-grade students throughout the United States how to multiply fractions. Now, inorder to receive the contract, the contracting agency has asked you to prepare a memo inwhich you describe why your company is well-suited to take on this task. However, asnoted here, this memo isn’t your normal memo!The agency’s chief contract officer feels that the contract should be awarded to someonewho understands the history of instructional design and can apply the ideas from thathistory to today’s instructional design tasks. Therefore, he has asked that each of theReiser, R. A., Carr-Chellman, A. A., & Dempsey, J. V. (Eds.). (2024). Trends and issues in instructional design and technology. Taylor & Francis Group.Created from empire-ebooks on 2025-08-20 19:35:40.Copyright © 2024. Taylor & Francis Group. All rights reserved. Ebook pages 37-65 | Printed page 16 of 23
- Teachers were not involved in the process--they did not provide suggestions or had any other input. 2. Teachers were not provided any training on how to use the tech. 3. Technology was introduced in the classroom, but methods on how to implement the tech were not given. SUGGESTIONS: 1. Involve teaches in the process from beginning to end--show them the benefits of using tech in the classroom. 2. Allow them to give input on what tech to use and the process of implementing it. 3. Train them on teaching processes and how to use the technology.