This paper describes the development, production, and delivery of a live, interactive telecourse in effective study techniques that is targeted toward individuals contemplating returning to formal education after a prolonged absence. The course, which deals with such topics as hearing and listening, reading, remembering, notetaking, and mind…

Linking Outcomes to Organizational Planning (LOOP) was initiated during the 1984-85 school year in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. LOOP was designed to ensure that evaluation, research, and informal findings became part of the instructional planning loop; to provide information to the Superintendent on progress toward priorities…

This paper describes the highlights of a review of both commercially available videodiscs and research prototypes that was undertaken for the Interactive Videodisc Project, and sets out design principles suggested by the best examples, which take advantage of the unique characteristics of laser videodisc technology. Design options on three levels…

This paper describes the use of video to provide a screenplay depiction of a proposed artificial intelligence software system. Advantages of such use are identified: (1) the video can be used to provide a clear conceptualization of the proposed system; (2) it can illustrate abstract technical concepts; (3) it can simulate the functions of the…

This introductory chapter addresses the question of whether the field of instructional development is a science, an art, or some combination of the two. It is suggested that the field is not merely a collection of flow charts, diagrams, and techniques, but a unified whole, to be understood first in terms of its underlying research foundation,…

This chapter presents Hutchinson's Metamethodology, which is a methodology for building methodologies. The methodology is composed of a set of rules and procedures that, when followed and applied to any problem area, will result in a systematic set of procedures for dealing with that problem area. The following major processes of the methodology…

Focusing on the process of performing instructional development in the international arena, this chapter discusses how to become involved in international projects, organizations sponsoring such work, and special problems commonly encountered in international consulting. Pointers on how to prepare are given, as well as communication and cultural…

This chapter considers the professional status of instructional developers, the skills they need, and how those skills should be taught. Three differing approaches are discussed and critiqued: the specific skills approach; an approach which advocates the addition of "higher level" skills to the list of specific skills; and an "underlying skills"…

This chapter considers the relationships between accreditation, certification, and training for educational technologists and instructional developers, and examines the role of feedback and quality control in these relationships. The history of the development of educational technology provides background for understanding some of the problems…

This examination of instructional development from a futurist's perspective focuses on three questions: (1) What are the probable future developments in educational technology that will affect instructional development?; (2) What are the probable future developments in learning and cognition that will affect instructional development?; and (3)…

In recognition of the need to improve the delivery of basic skills instruction and other learning assistance services to its students, the Washington community colleges established a statewide support system to encourage resource sharing, promote professional growth, and assess the status of developmental education in the state's 27 two-year…

Research in the field of computer based instruction (CBI) has led to conflicting evidence on the efficacy of learner control over instruction. Typical implementations of learner control in CBI allow learners to proceed at their own pace, control the sequence of instruction, choose the amount of practice, or decide the level of difficulty…

This paper outlines, explains, and illustrates the core block model of scheduling, which allows students to spend more time with fewer teachers and encourages greater teacher interaction and ownership in the lives of their students. The core model has been used effectively with advisory programs, drop schedules, and exploratory blocks. It serves…

This proceedings provides the texts of opening remarks, the official welcome, and 37 papers presented at an international symposium on the theme, "Computer Conferencing: Allied Technologies and New Applications." The papers are divided into seven categories: (1) Distance and Adult Education; (2) Socio-Psychological Issues; (3) Computer…

Although those psychomotor procedures that were the basic components of occupations of the industrial age still need to be taught, there is a growing need to teach the cognitive behaviors and affective behaviors associated with information processing and service-related occupations. The techniques that have worked well to teach psychomotor…