Scenario-based design pattern: select a scenario, adapt it to context, then add domain content

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Description

The SCY design pattern treats instructional design as selecting a reusable pedagogical scenario blueprint, adapting it, and adding domain content. The original two-step process (select scenario, instantiate with content) was extended in practice with an intermediate adaptation stage: "the initial two-step design process (select scenario, instantiate with content) was extended with an intermediate stage in which designers adapted a scenario by leaving out LASs" or specific ELOs that did not fit their context. Designers first decide target group and learning goals, select one of the 12 scenarios, then specify assignments, resources, and ELO-specific information. The scenario functions as an overall framework from which elements can be omitted while its character and structure are preserved.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A fixed collection of pedagogical scenarios available in the technical infrastructure
• Domain content in the form of assignment texts, resources, and ELO-specific information

Constraints

• Designers did not follow a scenario unthinkingly; LASs were left out, combined, or repeated, and larger missions were divided into content-related parts each following the scenario individually

Target Learners

• Instructional designers of technology-enhanced learning environments

Learning Goals

• Consistent pedagogy across missions
• Reduced mission development time

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Key Sources

• Ton de Jong, Armin Weinberger, Isabelle Girault, Anders Kluge, Ard W. Lazonder, Margus Pedaste, Sten Ludvigsen, Muriel Ney, Barbara Wasson, Astrid Wichmann, Caspar Geraedts, Adam Giemza, Tasos Hovardas, Rachel Julien, Wouter R. van Joolingen, Anne Lejeune, Constantinos C. Manoli, Yuri Matteman, Tago Sarapuu, Alex Verkade, Vibeke Vold, Zacharias C. Zacharia. (2012). Using scenarios to design complex technology-enhanced learning environments. Education Tech Research Dev, 60, 883–901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-012-9258-1

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title	Scenario-based design pattern: select a scenario, adapt it to context, then add domain content
description	The SCY design pattern treats instructional design as selecting a reusable pedagogical scenario blueprint, adapting it, and adding domain content.
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