ABSTRACT

Systems Thinking for Instructional Designers offers real-world cases that highlight how designers foster continuous improvement and manage change efforts across organizational contexts. Using a systems thinking approach, each case describes a holistic process that examines how a set of interdependent elements can be analyzed and coordinated to influence change. Instructional designers, faculty, program directors, digital learning leaders, and other development specialists will learn how systems thinking can solve authentic, real-world challenges. The book’s rich narratives cover both successes and failures of meaningful growth, paradigm shifts, and large-scale problem-solving in a variety of settings, including education and industry.

chapter 1|7 pages

Integrating Systems

A Practical Guide

part II|25 pages

Strategic Planning

chapter 7|6 pages

Community Health Assessment

Best Practices through a Systems Thinking Approach (Health Care/International)

chapter 8|7 pages

A Systems Approach to Designing Instructional Credentialing Protocols

Addressing Chaos, Transparency, and Performance (Health Care)

part III|79 pages

Implementing Change

chapter 13|7 pages

Inclusive Histories

Using Systems Thinking and a Team-based Approach to Develop and Implement a U.S. History Curriculum Rooted in Social Justice (K-12)

chapter 15|8 pages

Structuring and Supporting an Online Doctoral Program

Administrative and Academic Challenges (Higher Education)

chapter 16|7 pages

Let's Idea Relay

Strategy for Harnessing Collective Intelligence (Higher Education)

part IV|53 pages

Managing Change

chapter 20|6 pages

COVID-19 Forces More Engaged Online Learning Strategies

A Systems Thinking Approach for Successful Course Delivery (Higher Education)

chapter 21|8 pages

Innovativeness

The Capacity for Building and Sustaining Educational Change (K-12)

chapter 22|9 pages

Community-based Adult ESOL Instruction

Challenges and Successes of Moving to Online Teaching (Education/International)

part V|33 pages

Evaluating Change

chapter 25|7 pages

Scaling Down and Changing Up

Leveraging Microlearning for Professional Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Healthcare)