Is ADDIE dead? pt 2

To add to the discussion already happening I'd like to suggest a newer "model". This model is the Successive Approximation Model or the SAM. Allen (2012) suggests that the model works well because it doesn’t have the traditional step-by-step requirements that the ADDIE framework has. Even though this is a major plus for the SAM it doesn’t make it a foolproof model. Nelbert (2012) states that even though the model works well for some designs, if a work is refined too early in the SAM process you could be caught in a perpetual cycle with the model. In the work titled, Leaving ADDIE for SAM, Allen (2012) suggests steps for design models that are all met by SAM:

1.  The Process Must Be Iterative

Development done in small steps with frequent early evaluation allows for changes that can be modified or reversed at a time when changes cost the least.

2.  The Process Must Support Collaboration

Project teams that collaborate effectively take advantage of the ideas, opinions, experiences, and knowledge of team members, while avoiding bureaucracy and indecision through clear role definitions, decision-making, documentation, and process flows.

3.  The Process Must Be Efficient and Effective

Recognize that no project is perfect, outline where energy and resources should be focused and produce usable projects as quickly as possible.

4.  The Process Must Be Manageable

A manageable process allows for the completion of projects on time and on budget with a product that meets established quality criteria. (Nelbert, 2012)

In essence, ADDIE is dead because it was never really alive to begin with. Calling ADDIE a model is like calling a cucumber a pickle. It kinda looks like a cucumber, and in some ways, it is a cucumber but in reality it isn’t a cucumber. It’s a pickle.

I have attached two images of the model for visual aids.

Alex

Allen, M. (2012). Leaving ADDIE for SAM: An agile model  for developing the best learning experiences. Alexandria, VA: ASTD Press.

            Nelbert, J. (2012, Sept 19). Book review: Leaving addie for sam, by michael allen with richard             sites Learning Solutions Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1012/