What is Instructional Design?

What is Instructional Design? Lauren Pressley Instructional Design Librarian

You’re already doing it!

reality http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/89898604@N00/6331302

process http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/36521966221@N01/58710053

ID is the practice of arranging content and media to help transfer knowledge between teachers and learners.

system http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/12836528@N00/1875348372

discipline http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/33586091@N00/82648702

science http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/43078695@N00/421949167

instructional technology http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/86891211@N00/72224228

ID is the systematic planning of instruction including needs assessment, development, evaluation, implementation, and evaluation of materials and practices.

Who does it?

teachers http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/83955435@N00/5484879

librarians http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/43017881@N00/300753763

distance educators http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/30628871@N00/119209886

instructional designers http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/59771526@N00/3082489705

content developers http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/8592579@N08/2714388359

for-proﬁt educators http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/41677782@N00/2607925571

corporate trainers http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/88904268@N00/473445891

associations American Society for Training & Development International Society for Performance Improvement Association for Educational Communications & Technology Sections within education associations

What does it do?

needs assessment http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/28573874@N00/529565649

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/46425925@N00/838363289 goals and objectives identiﬁcation

audience and setting analysis http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/155432855

content development http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/49503102897@N01/4240571

delivery development http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/25211216@N00/268633380

evaluation http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/39383821@N00/2998417711

redesign http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/76196395@N00/493450307

Where does it happen?

in your ofﬁce http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/88543347@N00/74046939

in the classroom http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/7841531@N07/2497299495

in your inbox http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/17642817@N00/2660204217

wherever you get your evaluations http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/70321513@N00/95757299

When does it occur?

before http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/49503102897@N01/58224782

during http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/98203235@N00/1456852849

during http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/83955435@N00/413659430

after http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/78755281@N00/2152746600

Why does it happen?

meet required objectives http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/34353483@N00/24935477

anticipate needs http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/440672445

meet needs of unique audiences http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/41818779@N00/98309338

clarify your intention http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/46425925@N00/747786900

speed up the process http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/7843389@N02/2300190277

demonstrate continued improvement http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/63314508@N00/3087559176

A lot informs this process:

instructional design models

taxonomies of learning

educational psychology

educational theorists

multiple intelligences

learning styles

teaching styles

learning theory

problem based learning

active learning

inquiry learning

classroom management

assessment

And we’re going to cover all of this over the next 15 weeks.

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