Instructional Design

Today’s learners expect to be active participants in their educational activities. The staff of the Office of Instructional Resources and Online Learning is experienced in using the ADDIE model to assist content experts in designing learning activities that challenge learners to apply new and prior knowledge to their current assignments in a way that encourages the development of skills that they will continue to use through a lifetime of learning. Through careful analysis (A) of the needs of the program and learners, followed by thoughtful design (D) and development (D), activities that promote skill in planning, assessment and evaluation, research, collaboration, and reflection are implemented (I) in learning programs to insure that the learners’ time and efforts produce real growth that can be evaluated (E) and documented.

Experience Counts

The UIC Department of Medical Education has been a leader in the development of instructional resources and online learning since 1999 when it offered its first graduate level courses online.   Since then more than fifteen thousand students, residents, practicing physicians, and other healthcare professionals have participated in online programs designed and developed by the DME Office of Instructional Resources and Online Learning.  Those programs have included:

  • The Master of Health Professions Education Graduate Degree Program
  • The GME Core Curriculum for Resident Education
  • The Prepare for Privacy HIPAA Training Program
  • The Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health CME Program
  • The Healthy Fish Choices Curriculum for Obstetricians and Nurse Midwives