Adapting Instructional Design to Enrich Engagement
In what context do you find yourself leading and instructing others? Congregational ministry? Non-profit work? An academic classroom? Depending on your environment, you may or may not think of yourself as a “teacher” in the traditional sense of the word.
If you are leading or designing any kind of content and instruction you are, in fact, a teacher! This could be anything from planning lessons for a history class to designing how participants engage in a group gathering like a worship experience.
Recently I designed a new course on the LF! Hub to help music ministry leaders adapt learning and past experiences to create new opportunities for hybrid engagement with participants. I wanted to encourage those taking the course by providing opportunities to (1) feel a sense of community, (2) engage in personal reflection, and (3) design a hybrid experience for their context.
So, I put on my “teacher hat” as I approached the delivery of instructional content with my desired learner outcomes in mind. From a mini-podcast/vodcast series to interactive content and assessments, I pushed myself to present information in ways that provide media-rich and active learning experiences.
No matter your context for leading, this summer I challenge you to put your “teacher hat” on as you seek to engage participants in new and re-imagined ways!
written by Sarah Lawing
June 2024
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