Optimizing Instructional Design Methods in Higher Education - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1522587047 ISBN 13: 9781522587040

Publisher: IGI Global, 2018

Synopsis

Higher learning has seen an increase in web-based distance education programs, which coincides with advancements made in educational technologies. As these programs are on the rise, it becomes increasingly more important to ensure that instructional designers are prepared to accommodate the needs of these academic institutions. Developing a culture of collaboration through the optimization of instructional design methods is part of the profession's identity but has gotten overshadowed by the pressures of thinking of courses as products.

Optimizing Instructional Design Methods in Higher Education is an essential reference source that discusses the importance of collaboration, training, and the use of new and existing models in supporting instructional designers to formalize and optimize curriculum development in higher education. It covers the importance of adapting, adjusting, and re-evaluating models based on learner needs in relation to both the process of learning and outcomes. Featuring research on topics such as human resource development, academic programs, and faculty development, this book is ideally designed for educators, academicians, researchers, and administrators seeking coverage to support design thinking and innovation that encourages student learning.

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About the Authors

Yianna Vovides ' work intersects three areas – education, technology, and development. Over the last two decades, she has focused her practice and academic efforts in addressing how people learn within networked learning environments. She has worked on projects that emphasize individual and group learning, institutional programs that enable systemic changes, and research that examines how new technologies support teaching and learning. She is faculty at Georgetown University teaching core courses as part of the MA program in Learning & Design. She is also leading the learning design and research efforts of the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University.

Linda R. Lemus , Ph.D, is an instructional designer at the Center for New Designs Learning & Scholarship (CNDLS) at Georgetown University. She holds an MA degree in Spanish Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. Her research interests include online pedagogy, augmented reality, learning design and Computer Assisted Language Learning. She has presented her research in various conferences, including topics of identity, language acquisition and use, course design, program development, gaming and technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522587047
• ISBN 13: 9781522587040
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Vovides Yianna, Lemus Linda Rafaela