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Alignment Chart

An Alignment Chart is beneficial in the Instructional Design process by ensuring all activities and assessments align with the objectives. As Horton teaches, instructional design should be driven by the objectives of a course, class, or curriculum (E-Learning by Design, 2nd Edition, 2012).

By focusing on the objectives, learning theories are easily identified to help align all components. Namely, Bloom's Taxonomy is used to choose objective verbs and match with the absorb type activities. In our text, these activities are outlined as follows:

• Absorb (Bloom's knowledge and comprehension levels)

  • ​These activities expose the learner to the knowledge they are going to learn or refresh old knowledge they already know. Examples include readings, videos, and graphics.

• Do (Bloom's application and analysis)

  • ​These activities are for practicing with new knowledge. Examples include practice problems, following procedures, and virtual lab.

• Connect (Bloom's synthesis and evaluation)

  • ​These activities provide a chance to create something original based on the new knowledge learned.

Alignement charts are useful for designers to see how everything fits together and provide a high quality curriculum, course, or class.