S.E.E.D METHOD IN A NUTSHELL

Is it a philosophy? An evaluation method? How do we think about SEED? How long does it take to develop a SEED?
The short and long answers are the same. Get ready to think outside all the boxes. Hang on for a wild ride because we are about to answer all of your questions by creating a thousand more. Confused? Great! That is where the learning begins with the SEED method:

SEED explained using SEED
SEED:

  • stands for Single Expository Educational Design.
  • is a method that cuts through the BULLSHIT. No filler. No rabbit holes.
  • can be used for everything (analysis, understanding, retention, experimentation, exposition, etc).
  • can be used to design for students at any level.
  • may utilize or be included in any framework.
  • The method makes family of many frameworks as eclectic elements and is cross-disciplinary. ADDIE, Surrealism, Agile, Piaget, Maslow, Brooks, DSDM (non-IT or IT), Psychology, Bloom’s Taxonomy, all inform and can develop a SEED, and a seed can be used inside any framework of instructional design.
  • SEED is a show-and-tell method.
  • An individual SEED is short and to the point.
  • A SEED has a tangible objective.

So what is the method? How do I do it? We will use these two instructional youtube videos for our first example:

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