a means of describing the essential components of any instructional design model
Agile
noun
any approach to content development that focuses on speed, flexibility and collaboration.
Analysis
noun
a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features
Behavioristic
adjective
of or relating to behaviorism
Blended Learning
noun
education in which students receive some instruction in a face-to-face classroom, and some instruction in self-paced or student-directed study over the internet.
Cognitivism
noun
theory where learning is a change in mental representations and associations brought about by experiences.
Constructivism
noun
a learning approach where learners construct knowledge rather than just passively learn.
Design
noun
an early phase of a project where the key features, structure, criteria for success, and major deliverables are all planned out.
Development
noun
systematic use of resources, knowledge and practices to design and implement a given project and meet its goals and objectives.
E-learning
noun
learning via the internet
Eclecticism
noun
a design approach that allows the designer to choose specific elements from a variety of sources.
Educational psychology
noun
a branch of psychology concerned with developing effective educational techniques and dealing with psychological problems in schools.
Feedback
noun
evaluative information derived from such a reaction or response.
Implementation
noun
carrying out the activities described in the work plan.
Instructional Design
a discipline that looks to the findings of other disciples to study and improve methods of developing, delivery, and evaluation instruction and instructional practices.
ISD (Instructional Systems Design)
noun
a systematic process for the assessment and development of training solutions
LMS (Learning Management System)
noun
a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs.
Mobile Learning
noun
education or training conducted by means of portable computing devices such as smartphones or tablet computers.
Positivistic
noun
a theory that any problem has only one correct answer
Postmodernism
noun
a belief in pluralism, which can be described as respect for difference and resistance to single explanations.
Prototype
noun
a concrete model of a rough idea.
Rapid Prototyping
noun
an instructional design approach that combines the design, developmental, and evaluation phases.
SAM (Successive Approximation Model) Model
noun
an instructional design model that uses an iterative step process.
Simulation
noun
the production of a computer model of something, especially for the purpose of study.
Storyboarding
noun
a sequence of panels in which the instructional designer lays out the framework for the project