Some links to ID resources

General Information about Instructional Design


IBSTIPI Competencies for instructional design.
The original set of ID competencies was developed in 1986, and this is an updated set of 23 competencies and 127 performance statements.


ID Theories

Theory in Educational Technology, University of Saskatchewan
This site contains several papers on topics of theory and philosophy in educational technology. Includes discussions of behaviourism, cognitivism, constructivism, semiotics, cybernetics, motivation, metacognition, learning communities and ESL.


Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database
Summaries of major theories of learning and instruction are provided at this site. Links to other instructional design sites are also available.


Welcome to Funderstanding's Adventures in Learning
This site includes the Learning Theory Funhouse with links to information on the core theories of education, cognitive science, and other related fields. There's also a Learning Theory Chat Forum.\

Visual Design

The Yale Style Guide.
Need I say more? It is from Yale, afterall. This is an excellent online resource for all manner of visual design issues, and it is well illustrated

Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia.
Hey, we wrote it, so it must be terrific! :-)

Professional Organizations in Instructional Design

CNIE - Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
AECT Association for Educational Communications & Technology
AERA American Educational Research Associatio
ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement)
ASTD American Society for Training and Development
AACEAssociation for the Advancement of Computing in Education



Random stuff from my Delicious library


AT&T Archives: Telephone Courtesy - AT&T Tech Channel
Training film on telephone etiquette from the 1940s.


YouTube - Creating A Hit: 8 Hour Challenge
Making a pop hit in < 8 hours. Fabulous. Many design issues attached.

Wes Fryer on Teaching EdTech to PreService Education Students (Fall 2010
great observations and ideas for teaching preservice education students about technology with technology

My 12 Favourite Gifts from OLDaily at EdTechPost
Greatest hits from Downes chosen by Scott Leslie.

Keynote themes and templates for interactive prototyping of iPad, iPhone, Android and web applications
Here's a classroom project. Get your kids to prototype a mobile app. http://keynotopia.com no programming necessary.

Text Mechanic - Text Manipulation Tools
Neat set of text manipulation tools. I don't know when they would be useful, but I want to keep them handy, just in case I find a use for them.

Instructional Design Principles - I'm Thinking ...
Darren Kuropatwa and I had a considerable discussion about the seeming conflict between a couple of design principles

Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs « Experiencing E-Learning
Great list of ID blogs! Current to summer, 2010

Mundial 2010 MARCA Worldcup Calendar
The coolest calendar design ever!

Cammy Bean's Learning Visions: Instructional Design as a practice in corporate vs. academia
ID in the corporate world vs. academic world. Maybe a little to clean cut, but includes a link to Edtechtalk recording and with notes. Interesting to see that Bloomburg has a corporate track and academic track in their ID program.

Learnlets » The Great ADDIE Debate
Good for framing discussion around ID models.

FLV Crunch for Mac
Useful for converting video formats -- and free

Adobe TV
Amazing resource... training modules for Adobe products. Given Adobe's questionable reputation for supporting their products (at least, it is what I've always heard), I see this as a real image enhancer for the company. What's more, most Adobe products have a lot of depth -- features few of us ever use or even know about. This resource hits some of the more esoteric topics - not just the basics. Thanks, Adobe!

It is About Time: Getting Our Values Around Copyright
Larry Lessig's Educause 2009 keynote. Brilliant

100 Excellent Language Lessons on You Tube | Associate Degree - Facts and Information
The title says it all. Not sure about the excellent part in some cases, but reviewed only a sample of them.

MVU - Instructional Design Standards Matrix
Tools for evaluating online courses -- interesting and very comprehensive toolset, including a course evaluator. Draws on the Merrill school of ID thought, so you'll find their assumptions to be performance-based.

Some Beginning ID Books