History of Instructional DesignQuestions for Discussion

TCO 665Dr. Codone

History of ID Questions• What was the primary cultural proponent of ID?– WWII

• What was the most important technology affecting audio/visual instruction?– TV

• What is the progression of names within the field?– Visual instruction, A/V, educational technology,

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• What was the most important technology affecting educational technology after the 50’s?– TV

• What 2 practices formed the core of the ID field?– Use of media for instruction

• Who was Robert Mager (60’s) and what did he do?– Wrote about learning objectives– Ralph Tyler, Benjamin Bloom

History of ID Questions

• 1960’s – what is the difference between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced testing?– Subject based, population based

• What major work did Robert Gagne publish?– Conditions of Learning, 5 domains, 9 events

• Michael Scrivner, 1967– Formative and summative evaluation

History of ID Questions

• What ID models began appearing in the 70’s?– ADDIE, Smith & Ragan, Dick & Carey, etc

• What other field is closely linked to ID?– Performance technology

• What three learning theories most affect ID today?– Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism

• What new directions is the field taking now?– Elearning, distance learning, rapid prototyping, MOOC

History of ID Questions