Lesson 4 - Systematic Approach to Teaching

Summary:
Among the broad definition of educational technology is system or designs of instructions, making teaching more organized or systematic. The eight elements of systematized instruction in which the students are the main focus can be summed up in three phases: the formulation of instructional objectives wherein the learners’ needs, interests, home background, prior experiences, developmental stages and their nature are taken into consideration; the process of instruction itself whereby learning materials, resources, equipment and methods are carefully selected and the assistance of personnel are involved; and the assessment of learning which is based on the objectives and which again lead to the same process. In detail, the eight elements are: define objective, identify content; choose appropriate methods; choose appropriate experiences; select materials, equipment and facilities; assign personnel roles; implement the instruction; evaluate outcomes and refine the process
My Learning:
The eight elements of systematized instruction should not be treated as isolated parts, but they are connected to one another or interdependent with each other. The fulfilment of the learning objective is dependent on the synergy of all elements and all the persons involved in the process. The purpose of a systematized instructional design is to ensure orderly relationships and interaction of human, technical and environmental resources to fulfil the goals which have been established for instruction.
My Application:
Having equipped with the knowledge of the elements of systematized instruction, I could at least improve the teaching-learning process guided by these elements. This may sound simple, but I should bear in mind that this will involve a lot of processes if only to fulfil the teacher’s mission to effectively facilitate learning. I should also bear in mind that after the processes have been implemented and yet improvement are still needed, sacrifice should be embraced to make the necessary improvement and even to the extent of giving remedial activities so that slow learners can still cope up with the learning objective.