Sassatelli Artifacts

Instructional Design Artifact #2

ETT 501 - Bloodborne Pathogens and Motivation
This artifact is an instructional design plan to improve a mandated training session given
to school district employees. Dr. Underwood provided the scenario and an existing presentation
on Bloodborne Pathogens. My task was to improve the presentation by applying instructional
design principles. To do this, I analyzed the presentation using Robert Gagnes instructional
design model. Based on the existing information and the fact that this training was mandatory
for school employees, I chose to improve the overall motivation for participants. I focused on
the ARCS model of motivational characteristics: attention, relevance, confidence, and
satisfaction. I analyzed each of those areas in relationship to learner characteristics, learner
attitudes toward the task, and the presentation medium in order to recommend changes, updates,
and revisions to the existing Bloodborne Pathogens training.
This artifact taught me how to use design models, such as ARCS, to analyze the
effectiveness of an instructional plan and then implement strategies for improvement. This will
be very useful in my current role as a technology coach, as I have already been asked to redesign
an acceptable use policy presentation. Additionally, I am involved in re-writing the districts
technology standards. The Bloodborne Pathogens assignment served as a great starting point for
applying instructional design concepts to existing information. In this situation, the learners
would be impacted because they would receive a better training experience, hopefully leading to
a more thorough understanding of the topic.