Evaluate the Instruction
Evaluating the materials you designed and the overall effectiveness of the course is critical. In the best of all possible worlds, you would pilot test your course with a group of students who are similar to your target audience. You would gather data from the group on effectiveness, achievement, satisfaction, useability, and so on. In the real world, teacher-designers must "test" their materials in the same way they implement them: in a real classroom. There are a few things you can do to ensure that your materials are going to be effective and can be easily understood by learners. Ask someone else to look at your design as you create the materials. Work with colleagues who are building on-line courses. Ask students to work with you as you design new courses. Seek the advice of others in the MnSCU system who have created on-line courses and attend MnSCU conferences on best practices. As stated earlier in this step by step series, designing ANY instruction is an iterative process of re-evaluating and refining materials, strategies, and goals. Here is a sample evaluation model: Donald Clark chapter http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat6.html
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