Vocational education and training - VET

There is much confusion about the burgeoning field of agile learning design, in part because of the multiplicity of terms employed to describe its elements. Among them:

Instructional Systems Design (ISD). An “umbrella” term, ISD is a systematic process associated with the assessment of training or learning needs, development of training or learning materials, for the purpose of the delivery of information and training to the learner.

 

Rapid Application Development (RAD). This term encompasses a variety of design methods to speed up the development of software, including training-related content, while minimizing advanced planning. Drivers include the move to more open and collaborative development, which have increased the need for faster iterations, as well as the increased use of open source frameworks and products.

 

Rapid Content Development (RCD). This methodology for agile learning design features a preparation stage, iterative design, template-based reusable components and e-learning tools for rapid and cost-effective execution. Also known as rapid e-learning.

 

Successive Approximation Model (SAM). This approach to agile learning design has been introduced as an alternative to ADDIE that also emphasizes collaboration, efficiency and repetition. It was developed by Michael W. Allen, chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions, Inc. 

Via Mickael Ruau