EDCI 57300: Learning Design and Technology Practicum
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Purdue University
Course Synopsis
The practicum experience is designed to allow students to engage in the practice of instructional or learning systems design in classroom and workplace settings. While participating in the practicum you will combine effective design with project management, planning and implementation. To this point in your program you have had several in-class learning opportunities, the practicum is an opportunity to apply your acquired instructional design skills and practice those in a more real world setting. Basically, the practicum is an instructional design, development, and/or evaluation project you carry out for a client.
This course has been designed to allow you to practice your ID skills you have been learning in the various courses of this program. To that end, you will be working in a real world setting on a project that is needed and directed by a client. Each student within the course will have a different client and thus a different project. Because of the diverse locations of each of the members of this class, it will be up to the student to identify a relevant instructional project, setting, and client and then determine how the project will be completed, who will supervise the project, and what the timeline and completion criteria will be for the project. Your course instructor will then approve of the selected project and provide guidance and support for its completion.
The goals of the practicum are to:
- apply the components of a systematic design process or parts of the process in a project in a professional setting.
- participate in the management of the project and will collaborate with others to complete project tasks. In the event you must work alone on a project, you will be required to discuss your project with other professionals.