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Essentials of Instructional Design, The: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice
Abbie H. Brown, California State University, Fullerton
Tim D. Green, California State University, Fullerton

ISBN-10: 013118220X
ISBN-13: 9780131182202

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 304 pp
Published: 12/05/2005

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The Essential of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice is designed to introduce the essential elements of instructional design to students who are new to ID, providing an overview of the fundamental principles, processes, and practices that currently shape and define the field. Unlike most other ID books, this book provides an overview of the principles and practice of ID without placing emphasis on any one ID model. Offering the voice of instructional designers from a number of professional settings students learn how professional organizations put the various ID processes into practice.  Providing real life examples from instructional designers working in various professional settings students learn how  organizations put the various ID processes into practice.

Project Management chapter - deals with practical issues of producing instructional media including production management and communication and conflict resolution helpful to students working on ID projects.

Professionals in Practice feature - includes contributions from professional instructional design specialists working in the areas of education, employee training, and coprorate distance learning.

ID Insight  feature - highlights concepts and trends important to the instructional design community including postmodern thought and universal design for instruction and rapid prototyping.

Connecting Process with Practice feature - throughout the book includes questions and activities that are designed to give readers the opportunity to think and act as an instructional design professional.

 

Brief Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1 Before You Begin Designing Instruction

Chapter 1: The Discipline of Instructional Design

Chapter 2: Understanding How People Think

Chapter 3: Understanding How People Learn

Chapter 4: Instructional Media Production Management

Part 2 Examining the Situation - Needs, Task, and Learner Analysis

Chapter 5: Needs Analysis

Chapter 6: Task Analysis

Chapter 7: Analyzing Learners

Part 3 Creating Instruction - Planning, Designing, and Implementing the Intervention

Chapter 8: Instructional Goals and Objectives

Chapter 9: Organizing Instruction

Chapter 10: Learning Environments and Instructional Activities

Part 4: Evaluation - Determining the Effect of the Intervention

Chapter 11: Evaluating Learner Achievement

Chapter 12: Determining the Success of the Instructional Design Product and Process

Index

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