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Exploring Artificial Intelligence Tools and Their Potential Impact to Instructional Design Workflows and Organizational Systems
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Alexis Danielle Bolick; Rafael Leonardo da Silva – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This article explores the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on Instructional Design (ID) workflows and organizations from a systems thinking perspective (Meadows, 2008). We provide an in-depth analysis of how three AI tools, ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Descript, can enhance efficiency in instructional design content creation…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Instructional Design, Task Analysis, Ethics
The Museum of Instructional Design: An Examination of Learner Experiences & Usability in a Collaborative 3D Virtual Learning Environment
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Noah Glaser; Mohan Yang; Shangman Eunice Li; K. Rende Mendoza – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This study examines learner experiences in the Museum of Instructional Design (MID), a 3D Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) developed using Mozilla Spoke and Hubs, focusing on Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) education. The MID utilizes a museum theme as a fundamental design element and allows learners to interact, converse, and develop…
Descriptors: Museums, Instructional Design, Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms
Exploring How Instructional Designers Prioritize the Relationship between Universal Design and Learning Context in Higher Education
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Jill E. Stefaniak; Xigui Yang; Meimei Xu – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This research study delves into the dynamics of instructional designers' decision-making practices concerning the integration of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in online learning environments within higher education. The study emphasizes the influence of contextual factors on instructional designers' decision-making, recognizing…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Access to Education, Executive Function, Decision Making
Learning Design Experiences of the Namibian Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ethnographic Perspective
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Boer, Perien Joniell; Asino, Tutaleni I. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
This study presents an ethnographic account of the learning design experiences of six Namibian teachers during school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study explores the emotions, perspectives and actions of these teachers and also reveals the influence of personal, institutional and national culture on their learning design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, COVID-19, Pandemics
Supporting Cross-Cultural Pedagogy with Online Tools: Pedagogical Design and Student Perceptions
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Deng, Liping; Shen, Ying Wang; Chan, Jackie W. W. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
This paper is a report of a cross-cultural online collaboration between two cohorts of pre-service teachers in Hong Kong, China and an American university in St. Paul, Minnesota. It explicates the pedagogical design and implementation of online tools for group collaboration and students' perceptions of the benefits and challenges. Multiple…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Intercultural Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Using Technology to Structure and Scaffold Real World Experiential Learning in Distance Education
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James, Nikki; Humez, Andrea; Laufenberg, Philipp – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
Team projects allow students to apply their technical skills to a real-world context and build twenty-first century competencies, including teamwork, project management and communication skills. However, the complex challenges that such experiential learning projects present for students and faculty can limit the scale of implementation. This…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods