Preparing Instructional Designers to Scale Needs Assessment
Document Type
Contribution to Books
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
This chapter emphasizes the importance of needs assessment in instructional design practice. It differentiates between needs assessment and needs analysis while providing strategies that can be employed by instructional designers to scale needs assessments to address project constraints and time limitations in real-world settings. Strategies for how needs assessment learning experiences can be integrated into instructional design coursework are provided as well as recommendations for the role instructors can serve while facilitating these types of activities.
Publication Information
Stefaniak, Jill E.; Giacumo, Lisa A.; and Villachica, Steve. (2022). "Preparing Instructional Designers to Scale Needs Assessment". In J.E. Stefaniak and R.M. Reese (Eds.), The Instructional Design Trainer’s Guide: Authentic Practices and Considerations for Mentoring ID and Ed Tech Professionals (pp. 147-160). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003109938-15