Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology
Instructional Psychology and Technology Collection
Abstract
This book received the 2018 AECT Outstanding Book Award!
"What is this field?" "Where have we come from as a discipline, and where are we going?" "What do I want to study?"These and other questions are typical for new students in the field of Learning and Instructional Design Technology. This textbook is designed to help answer these questions and provide the quickest route to understanding the history and current trends in the field. After surveying classic theories and writings, as well as more recent applications of theory and practice, students will be better prepared to chart their own course and careers within the discipline. This book is designed to support foundations courses common in departments, as well as seminars on current trends and issues.
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Richard E. West
Dr. Richard E. West is an associate professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. He teaches courses in instructional design, academic writing, qualitative research methods, program/product evaluation, psychology, creativity and innovation, technology integration skills for preservice teachers, and the foundations of the field of learning and instructional design technology.
Dr. West’s research focuses on developing educational institutions that support 21st century learning. This includes teaching interdisciplinary and collaborative creativity and design thinking skills, personalizing learning through open badges, increasing access through open education, and developing social learning communities in online and blended environments. He has published over 90 articles, co-authoring with over 80 different graduate and undergraduate students, and received scholarship awards from the American Educational Research Association, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, and Brigham Young University.
He tweets @richardewest, and his research can be found on http://richardewest.com/
Citation
(2018). Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology (1st ed.). BYU Open Textbook Network. https://open.byu.edu/lidtfoundationsLicensing
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What I like best about this book is that it does a great job of comprehensively covering all of the important topics in educational technology today, without claiming to do so. And the open nature of the book means that it is quite literally open for more chapters on emerging ideas and concepts, and chapter updates... so it can continue to be a comprehensive source for those teaching a course in the foundations of learning and instructional design technology. Moreover, its chapter format makes it easy to assign individual chapters as readings for more specifically focused courses. I highly recommend this resource for any educational technology faculty but also for general education faculty who may want to use some of the chapters for their own courses.