The Basics of ISD Revisited

ISD AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

One of the real strengths of ISD is its ability to quickly incorporate emerging technologies in design projects. From social media to tablet computing to virtual classrooms, instructional designers are already finding ways to capture the functional aspects of each technology for instructional products.

For example, the use of synchronous online training, or virtual classrooms, is growing as more organizations turn to e-learning and blended learning to address their training needs. The virtual classroom can provide training at lower costs, shorten the amount of time learners spend away from work, and provide a viable training option for organizations grappling with globally dispersed workforces. The good news for ...