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The Proper Study of Instructional Design

dr.curry @ June 26, 2006 # No Comment Yet

So, as it always seems, here I am as a young assistant professor still trying to figure out my place in this world. You know, who am I, what is my line of research, and does it really matter? So I was reading in the new edition of Issues and Trends in Instructional Design and [...]

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What my graduate students need to know

dr.curry @ April 1, 2006 # One Comment

As I’ve begun advising graduate students again, I’ve thought a lot about things they “need to know.” With that in mind, I’ve attached three files that I think they should all read and follow the counsel therein.
Write your dissertation first and other essays on graduate education by M. David Merrill
Suggested self-study program for Instructional Systems [...]

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Great quote

dr.curry @ March 28, 2006 # No Comment Yet

I came across a great quote by M. David Merrill the other day. He said:
“You don’t know what you really think until you write it down.”
That’s why I’ve got to get back to blogging–to find out what I really think.

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A great definition of what we do

dr.curry @ March 28, 2006 # No Comment Yet

So today I finally got in the mail a book I had ordered about a month ago, Teaching Concepts: An Instructional Design Guide, by Merrill, Tennyson, and Posey. I’m so excited to read it. I’m really looking at trying to validate more of what we say we do. But that’s just the kicker isn’t it? [...]

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