What is instructional design?
I’m often asked the question, “What is instructional design?” While there are certainly many ways in which to describe ID, here’s a succinct definition from the Capella University Instructional Design for Online Learning microsite:
Instructional design is a systematic process for creating instructional materials and learning activities to meet the needs of learners in a particular target group. The process includes assessing the need for instruction, analyzing the characteristics of the learners, determining the instructional objectives, creating the assessment, developing the instructional materials and activities, trying out the materials to see how effective they are, making revisions, and, finally, implementing and maintaining the instruction.
Instructional designers translate general principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and learning activities. They make use of learning theory, communication theory, and technology to create the best solution to a training or educational problem.
The focus of instructional design is the design of effective instruction.
It requires a balance of instructional design, psychology of learning, and technology.
Instructional design is NOT about teaching.
What is your definition of instructional design?
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