Creating Treatment Documents

The Treatment document is created before the storyboard to give an overall idea on the strategies to be incorporated in the final solution. Consider the following elements when creating a treatment document:

1. Client name
2. Course name
3. Course objective
4. Course complexity level (in terms of Bloom’s Taxonomy) I.e. Knowledge…Application…Evaluation
5. Course language
6. Target audience i.e. roles, prior knowledge
7. Instructional strategies
• Instructional theories i.e. drill and practice, concept mapping, Gagne, mnemonics, authentic activities, discovery…
• Creative approach
• Traditional / linear or story
• Real-life (office) or metaphor (James Bond)
• Use of interactivity
• Assessment types i.e. within the content, at the end of each module, or at the end of the course
8. Media strategies
• Photographic or illustrative (2D or 3D)
• Use of audio and/or video
• Linear or non-linear navigation
9. Course flow (with timings)

Instructional Models/Theories: http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm

Corresponding Instructional Strategies: http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/strategies_tactics.htm

Retrieved from Nada Dabbagh's Homepage, George Mason University, Instructional Technology Program.