Proposes a foundation for the design of an online learning environment being developed at the University of New England (Australia) for the acquisition of metacognitive problem solving skills in science. Discusses instructional design guidelines for developing learning environments that supply cognitive support to strengthen metacognitive and…

Draws on findings of U.S. Department of Education's 1999 National Survey of Post-Secondary Faculty to profile full-time community college faculty respondents in 11 disciplinary groups. Asserts that understanding disciplinary variations may lead to a more accurate picture of the differences in faculty work between the two-year and four-year…

Suggests that distance education instructors need to understand and apply important instructional design elements in order to successfully fulfill their role as instructional designers. Reviews the most recent literature pertaining to designing instruction in distance education. Identifies some key instructional design elements for teaching at a…

This study evaluated effects of a teacher-training package that included sequential components of activity-based intervention (ABI) alone and ABI with discrete trials on the rate of instructional opportunities for young children with disabilities. All three children showed a higher rate of independent correct responses to target learning…

Describes the Constructural Multi-Modalities Model for MST (math, science, and technology) Inquiry Units. The MST Model uses an interdisciplinary and constructivist approach and allows teachers to create lesson plans that: integrate MST in tandem; adhere to local, state, and national standards; and actively engage students' differentiated learning…

Discusses a technique for organizing the Montessori Cosmic Education curriculum for children younger than 7-years-old that explores the possibilities of the curriculum by examining the characteristics of the learners, defining ideas and content, defining objectives, developing activities, arranging the sequence, and keeping records. Provides…

Student evaluations of an online public health curriculum developed using the instructional models of Gagne and Laurillard indicated that students were generally satisfied with the experience. However, some dissatisfaction with the feedback and guidance they received supported Laurillard's model. Comments revealed an aspect of the learning…

Discusses communication skills in instructional design. Highlights include academic preparation; a communication model that includes data, feelings, and credibility; communication with the employer, the client, and peers; and strategies for improving communication, including partnerships with businesses, internships, collaboration with other…

Discusses curricular changes in Dutch teacher training colleges and analyzes current instructional design activities of teacher trainers using a repertory grid technique. Their actual approaches are compared to instructional systems design approaches and related to innovative teacher roles, and suggests that more attention needs to be placed on…

Discusses the structure of intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) and describes the development of a new structure for ITSs that is not domain dependent and is more readily adaptable by individual teachers. Pedagogical rules that help decide how much student control versus how much teacher control is present in the system are discussed. (14…

Discusses the relationship of constructivism with instructional design theory. Topics discussed include instructional systems development; objectives; learning versus instruction; deep learning versus surface learning; situated learning versus formal instruction; adaptive learning; and the role of interactive educational technology in the design…

The article presents an approach to curriculum modification based on analysis of both the needs of the individual special needs learner and the structure of the curriculum. Using the effective teaching literature as a model, the article considers curriculum scope and sequence, organization, presentation, guided practice, independent practice, and…

Reviews current literature in the fields of computer science and education that is related to the structure and use of hypermedia; discusses discovery and incidental learning; examines the nature of the environment and of the learner; describes implications for the design of hypermedia-assisted instruction (HAI); and suggests further research…

A model for training computerphobes addresses typical fears--of change, status loss, computer impact on society, isolation, failure, and job displacement. Four steps include (1) identifying target audience's needs; (2) accounting for human factors in training design; (3) desensitizing fears; and (4) providing advanced training. (SK)

Three rationales that have been offered for denying disciplinary status to legal writing as a component of law school curricula are analyzed. It is argued that legal writing deserves such status. Ways in which increased diversity in inquiry modes support the development of legal writing instructional theory are illustrated. (SLD)