Share Paper: Design Alchemy: Transforming the Way We Think About Teaching and Learning

1. Roderick Sims, The Univ. of Southern Queensland, Australia

Abstract: The application of computers to learning emerged from the Skinnerian Programmed Instruction concepts in the late 1960s and gained momentum in the late 1970s. Over the past four decades we have seen incredible shifts in computer technology but, arguably, little shifts in the way we think about pedagogy and the design of educational experiences. One of the foundational methodologies in this field, Instructional Design, remains a dominant force in the techniques people use to create computer-mediated teaching and learning environments. However, Instructional Design as a practice emerged prior to the rise of computers and education and its continued use and ...