Recounts the history of a project which brought instructional systems development to the training schools of the U.S. armed forces. Included are the problems faced, the choices made, the focus chosen, the difficulties encountered, the product that resulted, and the outcomes of the project. (Author/CHC)

Compares the process of instructional development (ID) in the corporate environment with ID in the educational environment. Needs assessments conducted by professional associations are reviewed, a critical incident survey to assess local training needs is described, and an outline for a graduate instructional technology program to prepare…

This brief historical overview of developments in the field of educational technology describes the role of Michigan State University in bringing about significant change in higher education, and the formation and functioning of the University Consortium for Instructional Development and Technology, its Development Institutes program, Behavioral…