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Instructional Designer Handbook

Reviewed:
Mar 15, 2022 by Instructional Design and Technology
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 5.0 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 5.0 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:

This handbook is a compilation of presentations, readings, research and best practices. Books that are used for topics and discussions include: Dirksen, J. (2015). Design for how people learn (Second ed.). San Francisco: New Riders. Ambrose, S. A. (2010). How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching (1st ed.).

Each chapter has a  presentation recording, assignments, handouts to download, assignments , and  further references.

 

Type of Material:

Open (Access) Textbook, includes videos.

Recommended Uses:

 This material can be used in a variety of ways: In class, individual, team lecture, self-paced and homework.

Technical Requirements:

Up to date online browser, Word plugin, and Adobe Reader

Identify Major Learning Goals:
  • Use assignments and learning material for practicing instructional design skills
  • Practice writing learning objectives
  • Practice distilling "big ideas" into meaningful course descriptions
  • Practice writing course descriptions
  • Learn about most common ID theories
Target Student Population:

College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

helpful to have some knowledge of instructional design, adult learning theory, training, and instructional technology

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
  • Exceptionally well organized course
  • Clearly delineated chapters
  • Good presentations and practice resources
  • Excellent downloadable references
  • Helpful additional references for further reading

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

Exceptionally clear and well organized course. In addition, there is an appendix. This course is so easy to navigate and aesthetically clean!

The teaching and learning goals are easy to identify and increases the potential for student learning.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

Easy top use course. Good review of relevant ID concepts; excellent refresher for anyone in ID or training fields.

 The instructions are easy to use and follow. The layout of each page is consistent and robust. The site is easy to navigate, visually appealing.

Concerns:
  • The videos have no sound.
  • There are links to handouts but it would help to have the videos downloadable as PowerPoint presentations.

 

 

Other Issues and Comments:

The videos do have full text and content, however, it would help to have them as downloadable presentations.  There are handout links and the chapters are clearly organized.  It may be helpful to attach the audio file to the current videos to address the needs of learners who use audio.

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