IT Resources

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)