Instructional Design for Distance Education

• Instructional Design in Distance Education: A Necessary Component
  From the University of Texas at Austin, Office of Distance Education. This guide is part of their "Distance Education: A Primer" site. Other Instructional Issues included here are: The Learner Centered Approach; Selecting a Delivery Mode, and Focusing on Content.

   

• Instructional Development for Distance Education
  From the University of Idaho, this is Guide #3 in the series Distance Education at a Glance. It was developed by Dr. Barry Willis. Instructional development provides a process and framework for systematically planning, developing, and adapting instruction based on identifiable learner needs and content requirements. (October 1995).

• Instructional Design and Distance Education Bibliography
  Bibliography prepared by Lynn Davie, Professor, Computer Applications Program, Department of Curriculum, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, for the course Computer Mediated Distance Education (Winter 1998).

• Instructional Design for Distance Education
  From the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). The Distance Education Program, part of the Communications, Technology and Distance Education Unit, provides leadership across USDA and the land-grant system in the systematic design, development, implementation, and evaluation of CSREES‘s distance learning efforts and those of its partners. The efforts include the process of designing and developing distance education including instructional/curriculum development, faculty/staff training, evaluation, marketing, and learner support.

• Basic Graphics for Distance Learning
  University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Office of Telecommunications and Distance Learning provides a slide presentation on guidelines for creating and using graphics for distance education classes.

• Design of Web Based Instruction
  From "Web Based Instruction Resources List" maintained by John H. Curry, doctoral student in Instructional Technology at Utah State University (1997).

• Design Principles for the Support of Distributed Processes
  This paper by Jim Hewitt and Marlene Scardamalia of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, was presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (1996).

• Distance Education Bibliography - Instructional Design
  This extensive bibliography is organized by delivery method. References include articles on audiographics, computer assisted instructions, interactive television, etc. Compiled by Ms. Edrie Greer, Instructional Development Specialist for distance learning applications, East Carolina University, with assistance from mauri collins, then at Pennsylvania State University. (1996).

• Doctoral Research in Educational Technology: A Directory of Dissertations, 1977-1997
  The directory includes listings by student‘s name, graduation year, dissertation title, institution, and chairperson. This list is cross indexed so that the information can be retrieved in a variety of ways. Compiled by Edward P. Caffarella, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Technology, University of Northern Colorado. (1997).

• Issues in Distance Learning
  The paper by Lorraine Sherry includes some definitions, history, theories, and systems of distance education. It discusses methods and strategies for designing and delivering instruction at a distance. The paper was originally published as: Issues in Distance Learning. International Journal of Distance Education, 1 (4), 337-365. (1996).

• Learner Characteristics and Instructional Design
  Compiled by Katy Campbell, Instructional Designer for Academic Technologies for Learning, University of Alberta.

• Strategies for Teaching at a Distance
  By Barry Willis, then Director of Distance Education, University of Alaska states: "Effective teaching at a distance is more the result of preparation than innovation. The distance educator can employ a number of strategies focusing on planning, student understanding, interaction, and teaching to ensure a successfully delivered course." (1992).

• Tips for Teaching at a Distance
  by Educational Development Associates (EDA)