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Instructional Design, Defined

Instructional Designers:

Innovate by identifying challenges in higher education, teaching and student learning and by responding to the challenges with solutions that help instructors utilize best practices and help students master learning objectives.

Educate by providing instructors and subject matter experts with a toolbox of resources and techniques that help support the student learning experience.

Evaluate by maintaining a process of continuously collecting data on mastery of learning outcomes, the student experience, instructor engagement and user analytics.

Create courses that are are visually appealing, easy to navigate, and accessible for all learners.

Celebrate all learners and all styles of learning by incorporating universal design and diverse perspectives.

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Book List: Innovation

Educators have become innovative during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to keep students learning and succeeding. Innovation is a skill that can be developed; it just takes a little practice. The books listed below have inspired me to practice my innovation skills this Fall.

Schrage, M. (2014).The innovator’s hypothesis: How cheap experiments are worth more than good ideas. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN-13:978-0262028363

Christensen, C. M. (2011).The innovator’s DNA: Mastering the five skills of disruptive innovators. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press. ISBN 978-1-4221-3481-8

Drucker, P, Christiansen, C. & Govindarajan, V. (2013). HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Innovation. Boston,MA: Harvard Business Review Press. ISBN-13: 9781422191507