An Educator's Guide to Evaluating The Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms
Being able to evaluate curriculum, particularly technology based curriculum is essential for instructional designers. This entry level publication guides developers through the evaluation process, providing guidance in the how's and why's of evaluation.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/
Course Integrated Library Instruction
Learn about how library instruction can be incorporated into the design model of a course.
http://www.libraryinstruction.com/course-integrated.html
Enrichment Games and Instructional Design
Essay by Robert Nagle that attempts to justify the use of computer games for instructional purposes.
http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/essays/literary/games/games1.php
Glossary of Instructional Strategies
Design and planning resource for classroom teachers, instructional designers, and professors of education. The glossary lists, describes, and provides links for over 600 educational strategies, theories, and activities.
http://glossary.plasmalink.com/
Instructional Design Models
Presentation on designing models.
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/idmodels.html
Knowledge Management in Instructional Design
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with how knowledge management can aid instructional design.
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/design.htm
Motivation in Instructional Design
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at how student motivation can be planned for in instructional design.
http://www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/motivation.htm
STC Special Interest Group - Instructional Design and Learning
Group's mission is to identify and develop knowledge and practical skills for designing, developing, and implementing technical instruction in electronic and traditional classroom settings. Mail list, resource links.
http://www.stcsig.org/idl/
Tools for Automating Instructional Design
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with resources for automating the instructional design process.
http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-1/tools.html
Visualization Techniques
Information about visualization techniques and how to effectively improve a person's level of understanding of abstract concepts.
http://www.tecat.ca/Visualization-set.htm