Instructional design theories and principles can impact the potential to make educated decisions based on the utilization of technology to support leadership and learning by presenting guidance or a process through various models which can take teachers through a detailed process of analyzing technology to fit the needs of the students and their purposeful learning outcomes. These theories and principles are a design for teachers, to guide them on how to use technology as a tool to create an exceptional lesson plan trimmed down to each student’s individual needs. The theories and principles educate teachers on the variations of each learner and how to utilize these differences to seek out the proper type of technology to allow them to enhance their learning experience.

An example of this is shown through the constructivist theories and principles and how it helps teachers to comprehend that the student’s needs should be in an environment where they can learn to socialize and to collaborate with each other to solve problems. This presents the direction for searching out for technology that allows for collaborations for success of the learning outcome. Additionally, it also embraces the utilization of technology which will allow the students to experience real-world situations which can aid them in their growth, for example, utilizing simulation practice technology. Instructional design theories and principles, like constructivist theories and principles, allows for teachers to recreate education by observing what can work best for the student (Edge, 2012).

In one way or another, we all use some type of technology in our everyday lives whether it is, engaging in social media, using our cell phones, emailing, text messaging, etc. Instructional design theories and principles present that teachers analyze what it is that captivates their students and utilizes this in a effective manner to entice them into learning. This is a difficult task as it necessary to have skill to recreate something usually made for entertainment purposes, in order for it to be engaging in a learning environment. As a matter of fact, it could be creativity at its best. Instructional theories and principles empowers and guides teachers in grasping the knowledge from analyzation, by observing what has been analyzed and integrating technology to utilize this for the advantages of the students educational experiences (Wagner, E. and Ice, P., 2012). I have personally seeked out what works best for my own children based on their learning styles and would often times seek out and find games, toys, etc., that were embedded with learning, when thought it was just a fun thing to do or play with, it was a win-win situation for me. Consequently, instructional design theories and principles are nothing short of brilliance in utilizing observation in tricking technology to perform in an educational environment to help engage even the most reluctant or arduous learner.

References

Edge (2012, September 9). Reinventing society in the wake of big data. Retrieved from Edge: http://www.edge.org/conversation/reinventing-society-in-the-wake-of-big-data

 

Wagner, E., & Ice, P. (2012, July/August).Data changes everything: Delivering on the promise of learning analytics in higher education. Educause Review, 33-42. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM1243P.pdf