History of Instructional Design

Mager wrote Preparing Objectives for Programmed Instruction

Oct 17, 1961

NSPI formed between military and university researchers to train miliary personnel

Apr 17, 1962

Job Corps created

Jan 31, 1964

Individualizing education using computers to track student progress (PLAN)

Feb 17, 1964

Corrigan's Paper: Programmed Instruction as a Systems Approach to Education"

Jul 17, 1964

Individually prescribed instruction (IPI)

Dec 17, 1964

Technology in Teaching

Jan 1, 1965

Gagne develops Events of Instruction Framework

Sep 17, 1965

President Johnson invests in Education with War on Poverty

Oct 17, 1965

ESEA developed to support innovation in schools

Oct 17, 1965

Computer Assisted Instruction developed (CAI)

Dec 17, 1966

Integrated Learning Systems of films, audiotapes, and filmstrips

Sep 17, 1967

Bruner introduces Cognitive Theory

Oct 17, 1967

DAVI offers session on Programed Instruction

Oct 17, 1968

Instructional Design is born

Oct 17, 1968

Large businesses develop ISD models for training employees

Oct 17, 1969

Postlethwait formed organization: International Audio-Tutorial Congress

Oct 17, 1970

Discover Method of instruction

Oct 17, 1970

Instructional Development Institute (IDI) formed to train educators

Oct 17, 1970

AECT is developed

Dec 30, 1970

Military develops program for instructional systems

Oct 17, 1973

First profesional journal published (JID)

Jul 8, 1977

The Power of Computers

Oct 17, 1985

During the '80s more access to computers. A new delivery platform is born...digital media.

IBSTPI issues competencybased standards for ID

Apr 9, 1986

ADDIE Model/Process is fundamental to ISD

Oct 17, 1987

Access to Internet become more commonplace

Oct 17, 1990

During the 1990s rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Web-based instruction requires more learner control rather than teacher controlled learning activities.

Constructivism Theory of Learning developed

Apr 8, 1991

Instructional Technology has come of age

Oct 17, 1994

Learning Objects

Oct 17, 2000