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Module 1 Readings and Resources

Key Phrases/Concepts
Keep your eyes open for the following key terms or phrases as you interact with the
lectures and complete the activities.

Instructional design

Instruction

Design

Instructional designer

History of instructional design

Guiding Questions
Develop your answers to the following guiding questions while watching lectures
and working on assignments throughout the module.

What is instruction? Design? Instructional design?

How has instructional design evolved?

What does an instructional designer do?

What career paths are available for people with instructional design skills and
experience?

Readings

Required Readings

Wagner, E. (2018). What is this thing called instructional design? In R. West (Ed.),
Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology (1st ed.). Available
at https://lidtfoundations.pressbooks.com/chapter/what-is-instructional-design/

Association for Educational Communications Technology (2018). History of LIDT. In

R. West (Ed.). Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology (1st
ed.). Available at https://lidtfoundations.pressbooks.com/chapter/history-of-the-

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Molenda, M. (2018). Programmed instruction. In R. West (Ed.), Foundations of

Learning and Instructional Design Technology (1st ed.). Available at
https://lidtfoundations.pressbooks.com/chapter/programmed-instruction/

Net Online (instructional designer-related positions):

Summary Report for:25-9031.01 - Instructional Designers and Technologists:

https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9031.01

Summary Report for:13-1151.00 - Training and Development Specialists:

https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-1151.00

Summary Report for:25-9031.00 - Instructional Coordinators:

https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9031.00

Summary Report for:11-3131.00 - Training and Development Managers:

https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3131.00

Suggested Additional Readings

None

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