Preparing Instructional Designers for Different Career Environments: A Case Study

The competency requirements, content, culture, and value systems of business and industry career environments can differ significantly from that of the higher education context where instructional design and technology (IDT) students receive their formal training. Therefore, faculty should consider how they might provide flexibility in their programs to allow IDT students to experience the contexts in which they choose to work following graduation. The article reports on the results of a case study of an exemplary IDT program identified through a national survey. The emphases and preparation practices of faculty in the case study program were noted to provide an example of how one program successfully prepares its graduates for a variety of career environments, and specifically for a business and industry environment. By studying the successes and challenges of specific programs, new or existing programs may gain ideas for building or re-working existing programs to better meet the needs of students desiring contextualized preparation for different career environments.     

The Instructional Design Knowledge Base: Theory,Research, and Practice

The authors have developed a comprehensive history of instructional design and performance improvement. They methodically describe the theories that became the foundation of instructional design and then explain how instructional design led to other theories, including performance improvement. They also identify future research opportunities. The Instructional Design Knowledge Base: Theory, Research, and Practice (2011; 219 pages; ISBN13: 978‐0‐415‐80200‐0, hardcover, $163.00; ISBN13: 978‐0‐415‐80201‐7, paperback, $47.95; ISBN13: 978‐0‐203‐84098‐6, e‐book, $35.99 Kindle edition) is published by Taylor & Francis.     

Review of The Instructional Design Knowledge Base: Theory,Research, and Practice

The Instructional Design Knowledge Base: Theory, Research, and Practice by Rita C. Richey, James D. Klein, and Monica W. Tracey describes the instructional design knowledge base and further provides a taxonomy to frame the elements and related theories, thus approaching ID from both a practical and scholarly perspective. Geared toward the graduate student or scholar and not for the novice in its extensive explanations and source citations, the text should be required reading for all students of instructional design. Concepts are explained clearly and succinctly with well-organized chapters that provide headings and subheadings with introductions and transitional cues. The historical development and current research of each theory and model is well documented, and the references list alone would serve as a helpful reference for the student of instructional design. Scholars of ID will also find thought-provoking the suggestions for future research at the end of each chapter.     

Climate Change Professional Development: Design,Implementation, and Initial Outcomes on Teacher Learning,Practice, and Student Beliefs

In this work, we present the design, implementation, and initial outcomes of the Climate Academy, a hybrid professional development program delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online interactions, intended to prepare formal and informal science teachers (grades 5–16) in teaching about climate change. The Climate Academy was designed around core elements of successful environmental professional development programs and aligned with practices advocated in benchmarked science standards. Data were collected from multiple sources including observations of professional development events, participants’ reflections on their learning, and collection of instructional units designed during the Academy. Data were also collected from a focal case study teacher in a middle school setting. Case study data included classroom observations, teacher interviews, and student beliefs toward climate change. Results indicated that the Climate Academy fostered increased learning among participants of both climate science content and pedagogical strategies for teaching about climate change. Additionally, results indicated that participants applied their new learning in the design of climate change instructional units. Finally, results from the case study indicated positive impacts on student beliefs and greater awareness about climate change. Results have implications for the design of professional development programs on climate change, a topic included for the first time in national standards.     

教学设计、教学系统设计以及教学（系统）设计学概念辨析——兼评李（秉德）何（克抗）之争

教学设计、教学系统设计和教学设计学三个概念在教育技术学界没有做严格的区分,这给学术研究以及中小学教师“教学设计”实践等方面造成混乱。这三个概念的内涵和外延等方面是不同的;教学设计学,并不是教学论的低层次重复;教学设计能力,不等于对教学设计学理论和模式的简单照搬;教学设计学的理论和模式必须经过实践检验和“本土化”改造,才能转化为教师的“教学设计”能力。     

浅谈教师在教学实践中的角色转换

在当前信息社会里，教师要帮助学生掌握学习方法，特别是战胜学习的方法，培养学生解决实际问题的能力。因此，教师要在教学实践中逐步转换自己的角色，由书本知识的传授者转换为学生创造力的培养者。     

Conceptualizing Organizational Dimensions of Instructional Supervisory Practice: Implications for Professional Learning Environments in Schools

This study explored the organizational nature of the professional learning environments of teachers, administrators, and other peer professionals in schools. A conceptual model of the organizational structure and effects of instructional supervisory practices was developed to guide the empirical investigation. The model is based on an organizational conception of instructional supervision in which the variety of supervisory behaviors, interactions, and decision making engaged in by school personnel contributes to a unique organizational/supervisory (O/S) climate infusing a school's professional learning environment. Six meaningful dimensions of O/S climate were empirically derived. Climate variable linkages to various indices of school effectiveness were posited and explored using quantitative and qualitative methods. The study's qualitative findings revealed additional school-level, organizational context factors which further explicated the O/S climate and professional learning environment constructs and quantitative supervisory climate/effectiveness linkages identified in the study's original conceptual model. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

基于创新能力培养的教学设计理论与试验探索

本文从创新能力的界定思路以及与教学目标分类的关系、理论依据、新的教学设计框架、运用信息技术完善学习环境、典型案例分析,以及试验设计等方面对基于创新能力培养的教学设计理论与试验进行了讨论。     

四成分教学设计模型——面向复杂学习环境的多媒体原理

四成分教学设计模型认为要实现复杂学习需要借助学习任务、支持性信息、程序性信息和子任务练习等因素.本文探讨运用这一模型设计多媒体学习环境及相关的14条多媒体原理.学习者可以在一个模拟的环境下完成学习任务,利用相关的多媒体原理有利于促进归纳学习过程;学习者还可以在超媒体系统中掌握支持性信息,相关的多媒体原理有利于促进信息的提取和精细加工过程;学习者也可以通过电子绩效支持系统来获取程序性信息,相关的多媒体原理有利于知识处理;最后,学习者能通过基于计算机练习程序来进行子任务的练习与训练,相关的多媒体原理有利于促进知识技能的巩固.本文还讨论了四成分模型框架的启示和不足.     

Java程序设计课程教学设计研究与实践

以Java程序设计课程为例，从教学模式设计、课堂教学采取的具体措施、现代教育手段的应用3个方面，阐述这门课程的课堂教学改革，有一定的推广价值。     

计算机基础课程的任务驱动的教学设计与实践

"任务驱动"教学模式设计是基于多维、互动式的"(教师)主导—(学生)主体相结合"的教学设计理念,该文对该教学模式的设计原理、步骤和实践效果做了详细地阐述并提供了计算机基础课程教改的实际案例。     

为学习设计教学——"比较文学"课程的网络教学设计与实践

网络教学以资源共享、时空不限、交互协作等优势为远程教学双方提供了极大的便利,然而要将这种优势和便利转化为实践,首先必须要有合理的教学设计.我们希望通过"基于网络环境的《比较文学概论》课程教学模式"的实验研究,为开展基于网络的课程教学提供个案经验.本文主要介绍了该课程的网络教学设计与实践检验结果.     

Sources of Instructional Feedback, Job Satisfaction, and Basic Psychological Needs

This study examined college instructors’ utilization and perceived value of sources of instructional feedback (institutional student ratings, consultation with an instructional specialist, soliciting feedback from students, self-assessment, self-observation, peer/administrator observation, and peer coaching). We examined relationships between the utilization of each source of feedback with job satisfaction and psychological needs satisfaction. We solicited instructors (N?=?126) via email. Results revealed self-assessment was the most utilized source of instructional feedback, and instructor-solicited feedback from students was perceived as the most useful. Job satisfaction was significantly correlated with basic psychological needs. We discuss qualitative findings, implications, and suggestions for future research.     

高职数字电子技术课程教学设计与实践

针对高职教育的特点和培养目标,从教学内容、教学方法、教学手段、学习方法、考核方式等方面,对高职数字电子技术课程的教学设计进行了大胆的改革与创新,恰当运用现代教学技术、方法和手段,突出学生动手能力、创新能力与学习能力的培养,全面提高了该课程的教学质量与教学效果.     

Culture, Climate, and Contribution: Career Satisfaction Among Female Faculty

Retention of female faculty is an important issue for institutions of higher education aiming for excellence and diversity. However, an essential first step in understanding retention is to examine what contributes to career satisfaction for academic women. This study is based on data from a census survey of faculty conducted in 1996 at a Research I university located in the Midwest. Using Hagadorn's (2000) model for conceptualizing faculty job satisfaction, the study identifies domains of environmental condition, departmental climate, and demographics that play a role in female faculty's overall career satisfaction.     

新装备培训教学设计的思考与实践

论述了新装备培训教学设计的内涵定位和主要内容,分析了新装备培训教学设计的难点问题,提出了做好新装备培训教学设计的措施与建议。