Instructional Design for Adult Learners: A Primer
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Identify outcomes, design assessments, and plan instruction
Laura Saunders and Melissa Wong share the basics of instructional design and lesson planning, including Backward Design.
Adult learners have different needs and motivations than children, which should influence our instructional approaches.
Join Laura Saunders and Melissa Wong for this session on instructional design for adult learners. They will outline the basics of instructional design and lesson planning, including the Backward Design approach of identifying outcomes, designing assessments, and planning instruction with a focus on adult learners.
Join us on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
at 2:00 pm US Eastern, 11:00 am US Pacific
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About Melissa & Laura
Melissa Wong is an adjunct instructor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she teaches courses on instruction and e-learning. An experienced instructional designer, she also consults for companies and educational institutions. Her work focuses on learner-centered design, online course development (synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid), and accessibility.
Laura Saunders is a Professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science. Her teaching and research focus on the areas of information literacy including mis- and disinformation, reference services, and academic libraries. She also teaches a course on intellectual freedom and censorship.
Laura and Melissa’s books include Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 6th edition, and the open access textbook Instruction in Libraries and Information Settings: An Introduction.
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Identify outcomes, design assessments, and plan instruction using backward design.