Innovative Learning & Teaching

For Instructional Designers

What is Instructional Design (ID)?

• Wikipedia listing
• ID in elearning (George Siemens)
• ID in distance learning (Penn State)
• Universal Instructional Design (University of Guelph)
• Definitions of ID (Adapted from Penn State)
• Short article: Why use an Instructional Design model

Common ID models

• Addie
• Dick and Carey
• Kemp Model
• Thiagi’s tips for Rapid Design
• Florida Gulf Coast University Principles of Online Design
• Home page of Theory into Practice Database: Explorations in Learning and Instruction and a listing of dozens of ID theories, linked to complete info about each one

Additional Resources

• Free computer technology ebooks for the absolute beginner which teach technical subjects by telling a story
• Instructional Design for Education and Its Assessment (IDEA) website, for faculty who want to learn more about instructional design
• Teaching Tips for instructional Design (Purposes of ID, ID stages, writing objectives) from University of Alabama, Birmingham
• ID Resources – learning Theories and ID
• Instructional Design Resources (EDUCAUSE)
• eLearning theories and pedagogical strategies (David Merrill)
• Article: Learning Objects and Instructional Design Theory (David Wiley)
• Standards for online courses (Michigan Virtual University)
• Evaluating learning (David Merrill)

Resources for the ID community:

• ID Institute
• eLearning Guild
• eLearning Guild Instructional Design Conference

Listservs:

• OLN Instructional Design listserv
• Instructional Technology Forum
• University of Houston
• Instructional Design Special Interest Group ID-SIG-L@Gator.uhd.edu