Instructional Design
What is Instructional Design?
Instructional Design is the process of applying instructional strategies (learning theories and styles and information technology to use) that focus on the development of effective student learning. This process can be used for the development of a lesson, an activity, or a course, whether on campus or online.
The strategies focus on effective student learning and identifying what the students are expected to learn, guiding in the development of the instructional content, and establishing how the instructor will evaluste the instructional effectiveness.
This site offers resource links about instructional design. Learn more by exploring the links below.
What is Instructional Design?
Instructional Design 101 (Slides in PDF format)
Instructional Design Is Like Building a Deli Sandwich
Instructional Design and Learning Theory
How-Tos for Instructional Design:
Principles of Online Design - Instructional Design Introduction to instructional design from Florida Gulf Coast University.
How Instructional Design Works Overall view of all facets of Instructional Design.
Tips for Rapid Instructional Design Tips, tricks and techniques used for rapid instructional design.
Instructional Design, Information to Design Information details instructional design and provides additional online resources.
Teaching Tips for Instructional Design Describes the three purposes of instructional design process, stages of instructional design and writing performance objectives.
Online Readings on Instructional Design:
"Instructional Design for Online Learning" by William Horton in Getting Started With Online Learning available.
"Instructional Design Resources Learning Theories and ISD by Liz H-K, Shirley Jones, Chris Huffam, John Oakley and Lisa O'Neill as part of an assignment for Royal Roads University, MA.
"Explorations in Learning & Instruction": The Theory into Practice Database.
SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Instructional Design and Learning Special Interest Group
Books
Clark, Ruth. (1998). Building Expertise: Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement. Silver Spring, MD: International Society for Performance Improvement.
Piskurich, George M. (2000). Rapid Instructional Design: Learning ID Fast and Right. Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.
Smith, Patrica & Ragan,Tillman J., (1999). Instructional Design, (2nd ed). Willey Text Books.
Conrad, Kerri. (2000). Instructional Design for Web-based Training. Amherst, MA: Human Resource Development Press.
Gagné, Robert, Briggs, L., & Wager, W. (1992). Principles of Instructional Design (4th ed.). Fort Worth: HBJ College Publishers.
Lee, William W., & Owens, Diana L. (2000). Multimedia-Based Instructional Design : Computer-Based Training, Web-Based Training, and Distance Learning. New York: Jossey-Bass.
Merrill, M. David, Tennyson, Robert D., & Posey, Larry O. (1992).
Teaching Concepts : An Instructional Design Guide (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.
