Sometime around 1994 the term “learning object” was introduced into the instructional technology vernacular; the idea being that educational resources could be broken into modular components for later combination by instructors, learners, and eventually computers into larger structures that would support learning. Because they would be digital, learning objects could be simultaneously used and ...

Multimedia instruction means presenting words and pictures that are intended to promote learning. Since there severe limits on the amount of information processed in human working memory, multimedia instructional messages should be so designed as guide appropriate cognitive processing during learning without overloading learner’s system. To maximize learners’ information, design software must c...

This paper describes a study conducted in recognition of the increasingly widespread use of computers and the importance of exposure to instructional technology (IT) in all aspects of the poultry science curriculum. The study consisted of the distribution and analysis of two cross-sectional surveys. One survey was sent to departments to obtain profiles of poultry science degree programs and the...

This report is concerned with human engineering factors in the design of Information Systems. In particular it is addressed to the design of self-instructional features for these systems. It describes theories, methodology, and design principles for implementation of self-instructional features. The design principles were induced from the exploratory research on laboratory models of Information...

BACKGROUND Simulation-based learning is a common educational tool in health care training and frequently involves instructional designs based on Experiential Learning Theory (ELT). However, little research explores the effectiveness and efficiency of different instructional design methodologies appropriate for simulations. The aim of this study was to compare 2 instructional design models, ELT ...

Instructional design students are typically provided with a strong set of instructional design theories and models as a major component of an instructional design degree. These models vary in particulars but include three basic questions: Where do you need to go? (learner and needs assessment) How will you get there? (instructional strategies) How will you know when you have arrived? (evaluatio...

As computer interfaces emerge as an instructional medium, instructors transitioning from the classroom continue to bear the burden of designing effective instruction. The medium of the computer interface, and the kinds of learning and interactive possibilities it affords, presumably changes the delivery of learner-centered instruction. Strategically, teachers not only need instructional design ...

This work in progress examines cognitive scaffolding in the instructional design of contemporary computer documentation. It illustrates how the cognitive theories of advance organizers, load theory, and normal ordering may be applied to educational technology and classroom instruction to create more effective computer documentation. I will research the macrostructures common in contemporary com...

The need to support bioinformatics training has been widely recognized by scientists, industry, and government institutions. However, the discussion of instructional methods for teaching bioinformatics is only beginning. Here we report on a systematic attempt to design two bioinformatics workshops for graduate biology students on the basis of Gagne's Conditions of Learning instructional design ...

Utilizing the resources of the web in educational practices has made instructional processes more efficient and interesting and has made the learning process on the other hand much easier and attractive. With the web, English language teachers now have the option of engaging learners in online (web-based) instructions in addition to the use of conventional classroom instructions or alternativel...