Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation

"Bringing together the research of leading international scholars in the field of digital learning, Designing Effective Digital Learning Environments discusses cutting edge advancements in digital technology and presents an evidence-informed summary of best practice for effective design principles and implementation within educational settings. Readers will benefit from a synthesis of research evidence from previous meta-analyses on how to design digital environments that support learning, motivation and collaboration.

Our purpose in writing this text was to present an instructional design model and related information that is practical, applicable to a number of situations, and can mature with the instructional designer.The model presented in this book is eclectic in that it borrows ideas from many different disciplines and approaches to instructional design.

The 5th edition of the prestigious AECT Handbook continues previous efforts to reach outside the traditional instructional design and technology community to the learning sciences and computer information systems communities toward developing a conceptualization of the field.

Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Volume IV provides a research-based description of the current state of instructional theory for the learner-centered paradigm of education, as well as a clear indication of how different theories and models interrelate. Significant changes have occurred in learning and instructional theory since the publication of Volume III, including advances in brain-based learning, learning sciences, information technologies, internet-based communication, a concern for customizing the student experience to maximize effectiveness, and scaling instructional environments to maximize efficiency.

this book provides an in-depth description and reflective analysis of good practice in technology-enhanced learning and design with a tripartite framework of pedagogy, technology, and evidence. It covers well-established ID theories and models with real-life examples of their effective integration with technological innovations.

Focus: This book presents a systematic approach to designing instruction based on research in learning and cognitive psychology.
Key Contribution: Introduces Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction, a sequence of instructional steps that guide learners from gaining attention to demonstrating and retaining new knowledge or skills.
Use: Widely used by educators and instructional designers to structure lessons, training programs, or e-learning modules in a way that supports effective learning.