Interactive pedagogy considers that the instructional setting should compensate for the cognitive deficiencies of the individual learner. Hence, instructional settings should be defined not be their architectural, locational, economic, or mechanical elements, but by their psychological function. Interactive studies of individuals in educational…

The origins of and competencies necessary for systematic instructional design are identified as background for a discussion of selected approaches to designing instruction. A distinction is made between the professional instructional developer and individuals designing instruction who have limited knowledge, training, experience, and resources.…