Instructional Software for Biochemistry Education

A Reference Architecture for Instructional Educational Software

Our extensive research has indicated that high-school teachers are reluctant to make use of existing instructional educational software (Pollard, 2005). Even software developed in a partnership between a teacher and a software engineer is unlikely to be adopted by teachers outside the partnership (Pollard, 2005). In this paper we address these issues directly by adopting a reusable architectura...

Instructional Innovations in Accounting Education

Interactive Instructional Software for Actuarial Mathematics

Building-block solutions for developing instructional software

This introduction consists of five parts. First, the central problem of this dissertation, namely, the difficulties instructional designers experience in ensuring an unequivocal interpretation of their designs by software producers, is introduced by means of an illustrative scenario. Second, this “transition bottleneck” is further explored and, third, possible solutions are proposed, emphasizin...

Using Gagne’s instructional model in phlebotomy education

As the role of a phlebotomist in a clinical setting involves patient interactions, correct patient identification, and blood specimen accessioning, it is essential that the phlebotomy education pay attention to these procedural tasks to inculcate a culture of patient safety. Using the Gagne's nine events of instruction as the basis of teaching model, this paper describes the lesson plan for tea...