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 * Learner Motivation**

With the ADDIE model vast research about the learners is analyzed before the lessons are designed to ensure that the instructor has their best interests in mind. Designing a lesson around student interest and need is one of the best ways to keep learners engaged and motivated. In this case the lessons should not be repetitive of previous knowledge or too advanced for them to understand. In understanding the learner's needs it makes the entire lesson seem more tailored to them and thus engaging. Keeping students engaged with technologies and tools produced in the Development phase and utilized during Implementation gives students a chance to show what they know and the instructor to continue to evaluate. There are many interactive technologies that would also be a great way to collect data, like student response systems, interactive whiteboards, wikis, blogs etc. Some of these technologies can also assist students in making the process more self guided or provide instant feedback for their continuous learning. The more involved a student is in their own learning process the more motivated they will become.


 * Including Technology**

Taking ADDIE's step by step approach to developing lessons can help influence what technologies are used because they will be thoughtfully planned out. The Analysis, Design and Development phases are a good place to implement the TPACK model to develop lessons using technology in a way that makes it useful to enhance the instruction. In the Design phase a delivery system must be chosen for the lesson. This may include both teacher and student technologies depending on what type of problem was identified during the Analysis phase. Much of the data collected during the analysis phase may have technological origins. During Development, specific materials need to be made or gathered in order to get to the next phase of Implementation. In Development teacher and student technologies must be considered dependent on the data from the analysis phase. Throughout the entire process the use of Evaluation tools can add to any data that was initially gathered and can also be a place technology is used to give data analysis meaning.


 * Spanning the Spectrum of Learners**

ADDIE has its place both in a child's classroom and a workplace training. This approach gives a good instructional design process that is needed in any well thought out learning experience. With any aged learners this model plays off of what the learners know, where they need to go and how to get them to meet the instructional goal. Continual evaluation is beneficial to all learners to be sure that the lessons are effective.

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