1. Barry O. Williams Penn State Capital College
Intro to ID
Barry O. Williams
Penn State Capital College
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2. Topics to be Covered History of instruction design
Definition of instructional design
Generic instructional design approach
Contributions by other disciplines
The standard for training
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3. History of Instructional Design (part 1)
Before the 1920’s: Birth of empirical knowledge base in education
The 1920’s: Educational objectives and individualized instruction
The 1930’s: Behavioral objectives & formative evaluation
The 1940’s: Instructional media & research & development
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4. History of Instructional Design (part 2)
The 1950’s: Programmed instruction and task analysis
The 1960’s: Instructional systems development
The 1970’s: ID models & Maturation
The 1980’s: Microcomputers & performance technology
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5. Definition of instructional design
As a process:
“Systemic development of instructional specifications using learning and instructional theory to ensure quality of instruction.”
As a discipline:
“An area of study concerned with research and theory about specifications for instruction and the processes for developing those specifications.”
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6. Generic instructional approach “Addie”
Analyze
Design
Develop
Implement
Evaluate
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7. Contributions by other disciplines
Psychology
Communications
Education
Computer Science
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