Great start to Instructional Designing career!

Great course! Could be more practical though

Good overall, for a Foundations Course!

Very good foundation and layout.

Good foundational course

very good

The course content material was very practical in that it allowed me to look at my subject matter and determine how I can actually design a course. The instructors were very knowledgeable, however, Mr. Huang was hard to follow at times. Teaching online is a very different environment from face-to-face. More dynamics and energy is needed to keep the learner's attention. I may suggest that more enthusiasm be generated when speaking in front of the camera. All other instructors were great. They came across the platform with much enthusiasm, practical knowledge, and most of all, experience in dealing with the course content was unveiled. With respect to peer reviews, I understand that online learners need to get involved by discussions, however, to have a peer review an assignment and base a final grade from a peer review is quite disturbing. I understand the large volume of students in the online environment, however, it is the instructor who should review the assignments and offer the grade. This course would benefit if there were a question and answering component that involved the instructors. I had questions regarding a module, but did not know who to contact to engage in a conversation. Yes, the discussion forums are present, but those were not avail. The discussion forums tend to lose value as no one is actually monitoring the discussions. I ask that the team review the discussion forums and devise a plan to actually review and respond to the learners. Thank you.

The course had too much information for me to recall. Waiting for a peer to become available to review my assignment was also a time consuming process. The course is very thorough indeed, and whomever takes it will gain a deep understanding of the principles and basis of I.D. Be prepared to watch many videos, and be prepared for rigorous formative assessments. It is my belief that Week 4's summative assessment's question 5 is problematic, as many students have indicated. It really needs re-thinking, as I had to take the test more than 10 times just for the sake of that one question that I needed to get over the 80% pass threshold. In retrospect, am I happy about paying the $60 -odd Dollars to complete this certificated course, with the the name 'University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign' attached, and did I learn a lot? Yes. The value and knowledge gain was very good.

Great topic and subject matter, but the quizzes were overly complex. The entire course would have been much better if the transcripts for the spoken video portions were broken down into sections with headings, and available as clearly formatted pdf files so they could be read and studied like normal course materials. Trying to "take notes" from the long block of text the the speaker text consisted of was frustrating. Its sad to see all of the negative comments this course earned, because the variety of speakers and the obvious knowledge of the speakers and presenters was impressive. Many of the visuals in the presentations were excellent, but they were only onscreen for a few seconds. Having those as images embedded in a master text for this course would have been most helpful.

It was an informative class. I learned a lot/brushed up on a lot of information. The only problem I had was the setup does not match what they are teaching you. The majority of things are multiple choice or click all the right answers and there is no guidance if you get things wrong nor partial credit. There were two projects which aligned more with my learning style. The other things are however the majority of the course. I would suggest giving an either or option. Also, the answers to the quizzes do not directly match what was said in the videos so you have to sit and guess what they mean some times.

This course has a lot of important information, but considering it is about instructional design, you would think the course would be superior. In reality, the course material is nothing more than a series of videos and readings. In additoin, I found the Quizes at the end of each unit to be maddening. For one quiz (unit 3) Coursera stated that 87% of the learners who took the quiz did not pass (with an 80%) on the first try. That tells you that there is a disconnect between how the material is being taught and how the learners are being assessed.

I think this course was good, but some quiz questions baffled me. I took notes and used my prior knowledge to answer them but still got them wrong. It was to the point where I felt like I lost some understanding from just trying to get the questions right. Some questions did not seem to match what the instructor was saying either and this was so confusing. I was able to use some other resources to learn but hope the instructors will put more questions, particularly with module 4 to offset the fact that numbers 3 and 5 were so hard to understand.

I enjoyed the course as a starting point, although some of the content seemed ambiguous and/or not clear which resulted in confusion when completing assignments. The assignments should be reviewed to match what the slides and lectures stated exactly. Also, I felt the need for slides with clear concept definitions and summaries at the end of each video. Videos could be a bit more lively as well to increase engagement. More practical examples would enrich the course even more. Overall, it was a good course for those looking for a starting point.

As a first time participant to both the institution and the course material I believe that the duration of course should be extended to 6 weeks. The course content was presented in a clear and precise manner by all lecturers however sometimes it was difficult to fully understand what they were trying to say.

In terms of examination result I would suggest that answers be given upon fully completing of the course. In this way the participants would have a better appreciation as to why some of the answers were incorrect

Good foundational course. I gained much knowledge regarding the history of I.D. and the theories that underpin it. The peer review method was frustrating, as I had points deducted with no relevant feedback provided as to why. Formative quizzes contained some information that was not covered in Module(s), and one of the speakers delivered information in a monotone voice that was excruciatingly difficult to listen to. In my opinion, learners would benefit from more hands-on project work graded by actual instructors.

Useful information, providing concepts, processes, and resources that are relevant. However, for a course on instructional design, it is not very innovative or engaging. This may be a constraint of Coursera format requirements or MOOCs in general but the over-reliance on videos is disappointing and the timeframes for required reading s (10 minutes in week 2, for instance) are somtimes way off. It would have been really valuable to experience great instructional design while learning about its theory.

This course delivers what it states - it gives you the basics of Instructional Design theories. But does it inspire you? No. Does it make you want to dive into the exciting waters of instructional design? No. Does it get you bored to death? Yes. Does it make you the happiest person in the world when it is finally over? Yes, it does! Nobody takes such seriously sounding course to have fun, yet, I believe, people who are experts in writing instructions should be more inspirational and learner oriented.

There is a distinct feeling of abandonment around this course. There is an item in Week 3 where the same video content has been added twice. The forums indicate that this problem has been pointed out over a year ago and still hasn't been addressed. The content is pretty good, although the quizzes aren't the best organized relative to the content. It also fails to give a good overview of the entire process of Instructional Design, instead focusing on the Analysis phase of a project exclusively.

Thank you for this content. I gave three starts because I believe the course is very theory driven with very very little number of examples provided from real life. Either at each step or overall at the end; some real-life examples and case studies would be very helpful. Also; I wish the training itself followed the suggestions it is providing. I believe it could have been a much more engaging and interactive training with right balance of theory, examples and application.

This course has some helpful content! I would have liked it to be a bit more interactive and had more assignments rather than the very long and rather complex quizzes. Overall, I feel like I have learned more about client and needs analysis and using my understanding of different learning and cognitive styles to design beneficial and inclusive courses.

Interesting and detailed topic; however needs improvement by:

- Adding table of content to make modules sequence easier to follow

- Adding PDF copy of training material

- Making shorter videos even if this means spreading the course over more than 4 weeks; current videos are very long for an online training with some of them trespassing 23 minutes.

After completing this course as well as starting the Introduction to Learning Experience Design (LDX) series here on Coursera, I would recommend checking out the LDX courses instead of, or in addition to, this course. I am finding the LDX courses to be more engaging, and include more resources and readings that I can save for later reference.

Provides a good foundation in the background and theory of Instructional Design. For a course that is about Instructional Design it does not set a good example of a well designed course. The video lectures are not dynamic or engaging. The questions in the modules at the end of the module are poorly written and could use some revision.

This is an efficient, convenient way to learn the Instructional Design Foundations and Applications. However, there is no interaction with any of the instructors. The course offers very little practice or ability to apply what you learn. If you enjoy watching videos and reading, this course is ideal for you!

The structure of the course is somehow quite strange and the final quizz did not really help me to reinforce my learnings. Globally I learnt concepts and got a global view on the "instruction design" ecosystem, however the invested time versus the new acquired knowledge does not sound optimum .