Instructional Design for e-Learning Practices (<Special Issue>Studies on Practical Use of e-Learning)

Abstract

Instructional Design (ID) has captured attention in Japan through the advancement of e-Learning, while specialist education and certification schemes are not satisfactory for corporate and higher education scenes. The goal of ID is to make instruction more effective, efficient, and appealing. ADDIE model represents general processes of e-Learning materials and systems, which deals not only with the design, but also techniques for needs analysis, development, implementation, and evaluation. Many ID models for the design phase have been proposed, based on learning psychology, so as to determine building blocks of instruction and strategies for facilitating learning. Design of e-Learning should take into account both solutions by teaching and by not teaching.