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Instructional Design and Rapid Prototyping: Rising from the Ashes of ADDIE

Dashe & Thomson

Tom Gram, one of my favorite bloggers, a few years ago responded to the hue and cry about ADDIE’s demise in the field of instructional design. In ADDIE is DEAD! Long Live ADDIE! , For many years the five ADDIE phases were the foundation for the design of most systems. ADDIE vs. Rapid Prototyping.

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Getting Into Instructional Design

Experiencing eLearning

Broadly, there are two different ways to move from another field into an instructional design career: the direct path and the indirect path. This is post #2 in a series about the instructional design. Read the first post, What does an instructional designer do? , for the introduction.

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20+ More Books for Instructional Designers

Experiencing eLearning

In response to my list of 12+ Books for Instructional Designers , I received a lot of great suggestions for further reading. Instructional Design and Learning Design. Streamlined ID: A Practical Guide to Instructional Design : Miriam Larson suggested her book, co-authored with Barbara Lockee.

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Instructional Design Portfolio Resources

Experiencing eLearning

I love how some of my posts from 2007 still generate regular comments, such as this question today about software for creating a portfolio. If you’re trying to plan or create a portfolio, check out April Hayman’s very thorough series on creating an instructional design portfolio: Decide what skills you want to showcase.

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Instructional Design Skills

Experiencing eLearning

This is post #3 in a series about how to become an instructional designer. I know many instructional designers were originally teachers or trainers who changed careers (just like I did). However, just like every other field, instructional design has its own set of jargon and specialized knowledge.

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Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs

Experiencing eLearning

Back when I wrote my instructional design careers series in 2007, I was only aware of a few blogs by instructional designers. Since then, I’ve discovered a wealth of blogs by instructional designers, e-learning developers, and workplace learning specialists. Instructional Designers.

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Is Instructional Design the Right Career?

Experiencing eLearning

This is the last installment of my series on instructional design careers. Previously, I’ve talked about the skills instructional designers need and how to get into the field of ID. In this post, I talk about determining if instructional design is a good “fit” as a career. Working Behind the Scenes.