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As an instructional designer, instructional technologist, software developer, trainer, or teacher, you must have an understanding of the field and its associated technology. This page links you to relevant theoretical resources and tutorial resources.

For information about each resource, click on the links below:

Theoretical Resources (Online)

Instructional Systems Design:

What is Design
Instructional Design Models
Systems Approach to Instructional Design
Instructional Systems Design

Thoughts on Theory in Instructional Technology
Major Theories in Learning and Instruction
About Learning Theories
Cognitive Approaches to Instructional Design
Constructivism

Constructivist learning theory
Constructivist learning theory

Socio-Cultural Theory
Situated Learning

Paradigms for curriculum design
Technology Situated learning and the Professional Development of Teachers
Anchored Instruction (John Bransford)
Jasper Woodbury (LTC, Vanderbilt)
What is Jasper Woodbury?

Elaboration Theory

Problem-based Learning

Problem-based learning
Problem-based learning center
What is problem-based learning
Advantages of problem-based learning
Problem-based Learning: Research & Practice

Cognitive Teaching Models

Elaboration Model

Learning with Technology Survey (useful tool for teachers & designers)

Hypertext

Chaos and Complexity Theory

Instructional Design Resources

Intellectual Property Law

Evaluating Quality on Internet

Internet Evaluation Surveys

Citing Electronic References

Learning Style

Learning style links
Learning style inventories
An inventory of multiple intelligences
An inventory of thinking style
Teaching style inventory

Design of an integrated online learning environment 

Tutorial Resources

Below is a list of online or electronic resources designed to provide students with access to tutorial information and/or information about media production and use:

Microsoft word and office materials (www.microsoft.com)

Claris Home Page
(www.claris.com/products/claris/clarispage/clarispage.html)

Front Page Help (http://www.frontpageworld.com/)

Adobe PageMill (www.adobe.com)

Adobe PageMaker (www.adobe.com)

Media Design On-line (http://defcon.sdsu.edu/1/objects/media/)

On-line courses on Internet Design (paid) (http://www.living-it.org.uk/)

Know Java script (http://cyberlearn.fau.edu/cafolla/javatut/mainjava.htm)

Javascript Source (http://javascript.internet.com/toc.html)

Java script programming (http://cyberlearn.fau.edu/cafolla/progjava/structures.htm)

A guide for writing a research paper (APA style) (http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm

Front Page 2000, Magic (http://www.builder.com/Authoring/FrontPage2000/?tag=st.bl.3880.tips.13591)

Design sense for presentations (http://www.designsense-cd.com/)

Help with Web pages (http://www.colorado.edu/ITS/docs/#web)

What Makes a Successful Online Student? (http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/model/Studentprofile.htm)






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