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Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology » (2nd Edition)

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Authors: Robert Reiser
ISBN-13: 9780131708051, ISBN-10: 0131708058
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: 2nd Edition

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Author Biography: Robert Reiser

Book Synopsis

Written by the leading figures in the field, this book clearly defines and describes the rapidly converging fields of instructional design, instructional technology, and performance technology.

The book discusses the trends and issues that have affected the field in the past and present, and those trends and issues likely to affect it in the future. It includes writings from Walter Dick, Marcy Driscoll, Don Ely, Kent Gustafson, David Hawkridge, Mike Hannafin, John Keller, David Jonassen, David Merrill, Charlie Reigeluth, Rita Richey, Allison Rossett, Bob Reiser, and Jack Dempsey.

Table of Contents

Sect. 1Defining the field1
Ch. 1What field did you say you were in? : defining and naming our field2
Ch. 2What is instructional design?10
Ch. 3A history of instructional design and technology17
Sect. 2Theories and models of learning and instruction35
Ch. 4Psychological foundations of instructional design36
Ch. 5Constructivism and instructional design : the emergence of the learning sciences and design research45
Ch. 6Epistemology and the design of learning environments53
Ch. 7First principles of instruction : a synthesis62
Ch. 8Alternate models of instructional design : holistic design approaches and complex learning72
Ch. 9Motivation and performance82
Sect. 3Evaluating, implementing, and managing instructional programs and projects93
Ch. 10Evaluation in instructional design : the impact of Kirkpatrick's four-level model94
Ch. 11Adoption, diffusion, implementation, and institutionalization of instructional innovations104
Ch. 12Instructional project management : managing instructional design projects on site and at a distance112
Ch. 13Managing scarce resources in training projects123
Sect. 4Human performance technology133
Ch. 14The development and evolution of human performance improvement134
Ch. 15Electronic performance support systems : visions and viewpoints147
Ch. 16Knowledge management and learning : perfect together156
Ch. 17Informal learning166
Sect. 5Trends and issues in various settings173
Ch. 18Instructional design in business and industry173
Ch. 19Instructional design opportunities in military education and training environments185
Ch. 20Performance, instruction, and technology in health care education197
Ch. 21Trends and issues in P-12 educational change209
Ch. 22What do instructional designers do in higher education? : a written symposium221
Ch. 23Designing for the world at large : a tale or two settings234
Sect. 6Getting an IDT position and succeeding at it245
Ch. 24Getting an instructional design position : lessons from a personal history246
Ch. 25Getting a job in business and industry252
Ch. 26Professional organizations and publications in instructional design and technology260
Ch. 27Competencies for instructional design and technology professionals271
Sect. 7New directions in instructional design and technology287
Ch. 28Distributed learning and the field of instructional design288
Ch. 29Reusability and reusable design301
Ch. 30Using rich media wisely311
Ch. 31Emerging instructional technologies : the near future323
Ch. 32The future of instructional design (point/counterpoint)335

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