From the conclusion of Module 1:

David Merrill makes an excellent point when he states:

"Design is a very general type of activity that takes in many fields. Often mistakes are attributed to people when the design of the artifact involved is the real cause of failure. We often make design decisions that cause students to fail. This failure is often attributed to student effort, ability, or motivation when in fact it may be the instructional materials that are poorly designed."

How often have I heard this, that the course failed from a lack of motivation, the students jst were not into it...how much of this was because of poor instructional design?? Maybe even weak ID...I think a bigger factor than my previous thoughts...

Chris :-)