ABSTRACT
The effective use of media and systematic processes, supported by research-based theories, prepares you to practice instructional design in a variety of other fields, yielding a career that is satisfying and continually interesting. The discipline of instructional design emerged primarily during the 20th century and experienced an enormous boost as a result of the military training needs of World War II. The designer must simultaneously understand: the needs and characteristics of multiple learners, numerous situational constraints and resources, different conditions occurring in multiple contexts, and multiple perspectives of the populations involved. A system is an interdependent set of items that form a unified whole, and therefore, systemic design is holistic, and considers all the systems that impact, and are impacted by, the learner. Instructional Systems Designrepresents a very structured approach to the design of educational experiences and it makes use of contributions from a variety of fields.
