Online Instructional design
Reviewed: January 2008
This page has been kept for reference.
It will no longer be updated by ICVET.
Online courses can create interactive, student centred, constructivist learning environments - if they’re designed right. This is where instructional design comes in.
You’ll find links below for beginners as well as expert instructional designers looking for food for thought. They cover such diverse topics as: understanding interactivity, online assessment, planning the ID process, Learning Management Systems, learner centred design and how elearning can emancipate learners and teachers from the classroom!
Websites
Assessing Online
This site helps VET professionals plan, design and deliver assessment over the web. There are three parts: Guide, Resources (including case studies and assessment gallery) and Research.
Creating effective web-based learning environments: Relevant research and practice
According to this article online environments can be excellent motivational, instructional, modelling, feedback, and assessment tools - if they are designed thoughtfully. Addresses the “Butterfly Defect”- the question of whether learners really learn from hyperlinked material. Examines online task design and offers suggestions about what tools to use.
Innovate journal of online education
This bimonthly online journal, published by Nova Southeastern University in the US, focuses on the innovative use of technology in education. Covers the latest tools, techniques and thinking in the area of online learning. Concentrates on university, government and corporate training, but the Australian VET Instructional Designer should find plenty of interest.
Janison Toolbox Tutorials
56 tutorials to get you acquainted with the tools and functionality available in Janison Toolbox. Use these tools to create interactive and collaborative learning activities. This Learning Management System is widely used throughout TAFE NSW to deliver online learning.
Webopedia
A searchable dictionary of web and computer terms with clear and simple explanations.
See also