Have we “Reclaimed” Instructional Design?
dr.curry @ February 19, 2008 # 6 Comments
In 1996, David Merrill and the ID2 Research Group published Reclaiming Instructional Design, a paper that “attempts to make clear [their] belief that instruction is a science and that instructional design is a technology founded in this science,” and they wanted “to identify some of the assumptions underlying the science-based technology of instructional
design, and to [...]
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How to get an Instructional Design education without paying tuition
dr.curry @ February 13, 2008 # 13 Comments
Well, yesterday Cammy has responded to my post on the disconnect between academic instructional design and practical instructional design. Subsequently, the last five hours or so has been interesting. First of all, I see that Stephen Downes has mentioned our conversation on OLD~Daily, and that has led to a number of comments [...]
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Instructional design in academia–where theory and practice RARELY meet
dr.curry @ February 11, 2008 # 20 Comments
I’ve had Cammy Bean’s posts running through my head all weekend. I’ve been mulling over the differences between what I teach my students that instructional design and design theory are and how we actually do it. Anyone involved with the field at all knows that there is a huge gap between the two.
I remember [...]
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This one’s for you, Cammy Bean! Or, is the role of the instructional designer changing?
dr.curry @ February 8, 2008 # 4 Comments
I’ve never shied away from my adoration of Cammy Bean and her Learning Visions blog. If you don’t know who she is, she describes herself by saying:
I’m Cammy Bean, the author of Learning Visions. My business card currently says “Manager of Instructional Design”, but I do a bit of everything. If you’re interested, read my [...]
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Links for 1-6-08 to 1-12-08
dr.curry @ January 12, 2008 # One Comment
Here are my links for this week. I have to warn you, there are more than a few. I wonder if I should post them all or be more selective? At any rate, here’s what I found interesting this week:
Remove Clutter in the Background of Photographs. I stink at photo [...]
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