Resources on the Web

Required Textbook

Smith, P. & Ragan, T. (1999). Instructional Design. 2nd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merril, Prentice Hall. (ISBN: 0-13-232232-3) (Available in the LSU bookstores.)

Recommended Optional Textbooks

• Zook, K, (2001). Instructional Design for Classroom Teaching and learning. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.

• Reiser, R. A. & Dempsey, J. V. (2002). Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
  

Resources on the Web

Standards for students and regulations for instruction
 

• National Educational Technology - Standards for Students
  http://cnets.iste.org/
  
  
• Louisiana Content Standards
  http://www.lcet.doe.state.la.us/conn/index.asp?U=standards_main.asp
  
  

Learning, Instructional Design Models and Cases

• Instructional Design Models (Your focus: ISD and problem-based learning links)
  http://www.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/idmodels.html
  
  
• Case Studies in Instructional Technology and Design (Click on ID Case Book)
  http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/ITcases/
  
  
• Models for Instructional Design (by a group of IT students)
  http://www.student.seas.gwu.edu/~sbraxton/ISD/design_models.html
  
  
• Robert Gagne's Theory of Instructional Design (Stephen Bostock)
  http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cs/Stephen_Bostock/docs/atid.htm
  
  
• Instructional Objective Writing Assistant (I.O.W.A.) (An interesting and useful tool)
  http://epitome.ce.gatech.edu/iowa/
  


Sample School Projects and Courseware

• Museum in the Classroom (featured on ISTE site for NETS integration)
  http://www.district44.dupage.k12.il.us/mic/mic.html
  
  
• PowerPoint in the Classroom
  http://www.actden.com/pp/
  
  
• West Elementary OnLine Projects
  http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/index.html
  
  
• Learning in Motion's top ten list of best educational sites
  http://www.learn.motion.com/lim/links/linkmain
  
  
• Weee! Love Big Farm!
  http://www.bigfarm.com/
  
  
• Collaborations on the Internet
  http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/dufour/collab-1/table.htm
  
  
• The World Lecture Hall
  http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/
  
  
• Sample educational projects produced with Macromedia products (Click on Showcase Link)
  http://www.macromedia.com/solutions/educator/
  


Multimedia and Web Design

• Design Guidelines for the World Wide Web
  http://www.coedu.usf.edu/inst_tech/resources/WWWDESG_1.htm
  
  
• Multimedia Design Model
  http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/MM_Tools/MMDM.html
  
  
• Create an Aesthetically Appealing Webpage
  http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/steps5.htm
  
  
• WBTIC: Rules for Good WBT Design
  http://www.filename.com/wbt/pages/rules.htm

Graphics and Animations

• Laurie McCanna's Professional GUI Design and Free Art Site
  http://www.mccannas.com/
  
  
• Animations and Graphics For Your Website - Icons
  http://www.bellsnwhistles.com/page8.html
  
  
• Animation City
  http://www.animationcity.net/animcity.htm
  
  
• Another Cool Animation Site
  http://www.gifanimations.com/