Instructional Design Time Line

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    Instructional Design Timeline

  • World War 2

    Soldiers were trained using a structured system.(L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Bloom's Taxonomy

    B. F. Skinner and Benjamin Bloom created a hierarchy of categories for learning objectives. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Kirkpatrick- 4 Level Training Model

    Donald Kirkpatrick looked at learning interventions and behavioral outcomes. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Learning Objectives by Robert F Mager

    Robert F. Mager was the first to implement an objective with a student outcome. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • The Nine Levels of Learning

    Robert Gagne that there is a process to obtain critical thinking skills. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • ADDIE

    During the 1970's ADDIE was created for the corporate world and gave specific instruction to increase learning. The acronym stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • ‘Edutainment’ Computer Games

    Educational games become the foundation for future eLearning. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • First Distance Learning

    Western Behavioural Sciences Institute manufactured distance learning for executives through virtual consultations. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Constructivist Learning Theory

    Constructivist learning, in the 1990's, takes into consideration that students learn best when they can integrate their experiences into their learning.
  • Online and eLearning

    Early 2000s, saw an increase in both the corporate world and education learning virtually. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Gamification

    Intertwined games with education in a format that made students play games in a non-game structure. This lead to increased student participation. (L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Online Learning Instructional Practices

    Online learning was more of a Power Point presentation. A movement started to put best practices in place to acquire better learning initiatives.(L&D, Online Learning, 2020)
  • Covid- Virtual Schooling

    Covid caused the main platform to become eLearning and on digital platforms. (Li & Lalani, 2020)