Standard D Planning Instruction

Ever since I learned about Gagne's Nine Events of Learning I have relied on it in designing and evaluating lesson plans. It has often puzzled me when someone with a high level of expertise in a particular field could not answer simply-stated questions about their subject. Instead of a thoughtful, intentional approach to addressing the question, one gets details given in a way that assumes the listener has background knowledge that he/she doesn't have.

References:

Dr. Michael J. Malachowski's web page, The ADDIE Based Five-Step Method Towards Instructional Design  lists Gagne's  Nine Events under "Events of Instruction." 

They are:

1. Gain attention
2. Inform learner of objectives
3. Stimulate recall of prior learning
4. Present stimuli with distinctive features
5. Guide learning
6. Elicit performance
7. Provide feedback
8. Assess performance
9. Enhance retention and learning transfer

A second one of Dr. Michael J. Malachowski's web pages, is ADDIE Based Five-Step Method Towards Instructional Design

The ADDIE approach to planning instruction:  (1) Analysis, (2) Design, (3) Development, (4) Implementation, and (5) Evaluation. This is a very straightforward and comprehensive instructional design method.