Examines the past and projects the future path of instructional design (ID). Discusses teacher cognition; common elements in instructional activities and teachers and designers; ID models and teacher planning; instructional design perspectives; and the need to bridge the gap between instructional design theory and the practice of teaching.…

Focuses on six controlled primary research studies of using interactive computing and multimedia in college classrooms. Concludes: computer technology can support good teaching; interactive computer-assisted instruction is usually more effective when the learner is an active participant; multimedia may have advantages because it involves multiple…

Summarizes how current scholarship is redefining and extending literacy understanding, materials, and instruction to encompass more than reading/writing print texts. Demonstrates principles for applying these conceptions. Offers three lesson plans and an account of their recent use to show how educators may apply changing literacy ideas to their…