The design and production of self-instructional materials

Description

Topics covered include: distinctive features of self-instructional material; differences between textbooks and self instructional materials; differences between open, distance and flexible learning, resources and constraints; target audience, alternative methods of material production; assembling a course proposal; advance organizers; student learning activities and learner workload and readability. Abstract: Topics covered include: distinctive features of self-instructional material; differences between textbooks and self instructional materials; differences between open, distance and flexible learning, resources and constraints; target audience, alternative methods of material production; assembling a course proposal; advance organizers; student learning activities and learner workload and readability Content: 1. Distinctive Features of Self-Instructional Material -- 2. Differences Between Textbooks and Self-Instructional Material -- 3. Differences Between Open, Distance and Flexible Learning -- 4. Resources and Constraints -- 5. Target Audience -- 6. Alternative Methods of Material Production -- 7. Assembling a Course Proposal -- 8. Advance Organizers -- 9. Student Learning Activities -- 10. Learner Workload and Readability.