Analysis of Instructional Design & Technology
- 2. Introduction: Instructional Design & Technology • Instructional Design & Technology is a field of study that has endured many changes due to technological advances and the emergence of the internet • The definition has been changed many times since the early 1900's • Currently, ID&T focuses on ethics, professionalism, and systematic instructional design procedures
- 3. Modern Definition of Instructional Design & Technology Instructional Design and Technology is defined as: • The analysis of learning, performance, design, development, implementation, evaluation, and management of instructional and non-instructional processes to improve learning and performance in educational and workplace systems
- 4. Evolution of Instructional Design and Technology • This field first emerged in the early 1900's and focused on the incorporation of media for educational purposes, therefore, Instructional Design is a new ideology that has emerged as the field has undergone many changes and shifts in focus. • In the early 1900s, Instructional Media focused on the physical means of teaching or presenting material to students • As technology advanced, the name and definition of the field shifted to Instructional Technology • Focused on processes and identifying problems in order to provide solutions for improved learning • Field shifted to theory, ethics and professionalism • Broader field which supported instructional and non- instructional learning • Prioritized facilitation of learning to improve learning and performance by focusing on design, development, and evaluation • Today, the field is called Instructional Design and Technology and focuses on analysis of learning and performance in order to establish systematic design processes to improve learning and performance in both instructional and non-instructional settings