An Integration between Instructional Design and Software Engineering for Developing Virtual Learning Platforms

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to propose a new instructional design (ID) approach which integrates software engineering (SE) into traditional ID approaches to become suitable for producing virtual learning platforms (VLPs), especially in designing and developing phases. We have made analyses of previous studies in regard to ID, SE, and VLP to specify various features of the proposed ID approach. It was found that the traditional ID approaches have some deficiencies in methodology for designing and developing e-learning and virtual learning products, especially VLPs. Based on these analyses, we have reached to a new suggestion of ID approach, which incorporate some SE techniques so as to resolve the deficiencies of the traditional ID process especially in designing and developing phases. Our suggestion would lead people who have interested in ID to develop a new generation of instructional products in the future.