ID Online

A Learning Design Site

Link: http://www.tds.holmesglen.vic.edu.au/idonline/contents.htm (Link no longer available)

Focus

You want to systematically follow a design process sequence as a way to think about your course.

Key features

The site explains the ADDIE model of instructional design: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

You can explore the stages of the instructional design process, or explore strategies for carrying out instructional design projects.

Pros

• The site walks the talk: it uses ADDIE model to explore the ADDIE model of instructional design.

Cons

• There's a lot of information on this site, so you'll need to do lots of reading.

Recommendations

The ADDIE model is a good place to begin, especially if you want to design a complete course from nothing! This site is a good introduction to perhaps the most well-known and frequently used design model.

Sample

• Link: http://www.tds.holmesglen.vic.edu.au/idonline/analysis/an_frameset.htm (link no longer available)
• Comments: The first step in the ADDIE process.

Site includes

• Stories by designers
• Tools and templates to download