Instructional Design Course

• Cognitive Load Theory
• A Four Step Process
  • Readings
  • Tools for Richer Learning
  • Activities
  • Self Check
• Sizing Up the Learner
• Stating the Outcome
• Making it Happen
• Knowing What the Learner Knows
• Case Studies
• Home

Tools for Richer Learning

Full chapter text

If you want to read the entire chapter, this is where you go.
Keep in mind that I have presented more information in this chapter than is necessary if you are new to instructional design. Monitor your cognitive load.

More about Training needs assessment

This is a good book for introducing both training and performance assessment and their relationship to one another.

The educational technology encyclopedia

This is generally a good source of research-based information. I would directly link to these if I could. It is  good to know this resource is available.

Search terms you might try:

• Performance Analysis
• Training Needs Analysis
• Job Aids

Martin Ryder's site at the University of COlorado, Denver

This is another great instructional design resource housed in our neighbor's (University of Colorado, Denver) program. This is a better source of information than the San Diego site above for Instructional Design Models.