'Spiral curriculum' may be a term that you haven't heard before, but you certainly have learned from such a curriculum in your own student life. This lesson will provide a definition of spiral curriculum as well as some examples of the educational tool in action.
The everyday job responsibilities of an instructional designer can vary significantly. On a general level, instructional designers are charged with the task of helping to create and implement educational curricula, so the specific duties assigned to this role can be virtually any task that helps achieve the larger goal.
Instruction designed for business and military venues, however, is usually delivered by more than one instructor and in varying learning environments. In cases such as these, the instructional design must include options that enable it to work in various learning situations.