I. DEFINING THE FIELD.
1. What Field Did You Say You Were In? Defining and Naming Our Field, Robert A. Reiser.
2. What Is Instructional Design?, Kent L. Gustafson and Robert Maribe Branch.
3. A History of Instructional Design and Technology, Robert A. Reiser.
II. THEORIES AND MODELS OF LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION.
4. Psychological Foundations of Instructional Design, Marcy P. Driscoll.
5. Constructivism and Instructional Design: The Emergence of the Learning Sciences and Design Research, David Jonassen, Dan Cernusca, and Gelu Ionas.
6. Epistemology and the Design of Learning Environments, Michael J. Hannafin and Janette R. Hill.
7. First Principles of Instruction: A Synthesis, M. David Merrill.
8. Alternate Models of Instructional Design: Holistic Design Approaches and Complex Learning, Jeroen J.G. van Merrienboer.
9. Motivation and Performance, John M. Keller and Brenda C. Litchfield.
III. EVALUATING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MANAGING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
10. Evaluation in Instructional Design: The Impact of Kirkpatrick's Four-Level Model, Walter Dick.
11. Adoption, Diffusion, Implementation, and Institutionalization of Instructional Design and Technology, Daniel W. Surry and Donald P. Ely.
12. Instructional Project Management: Managing Instructional Design Projects on Site and at a Distance, Brenda C. Litchfield.
13. Managing Scarce Resources in Training Projects, James J. Goldsmith and Richard D. Busby.
IV. HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY.
14. The Development and Evolution of Human Performance Improvement, Harold D. Stolovitch.
15. Electronic Performance Support Systems: Visions and Viewpoints, Jan McKay and Walter W. Wager.
16. Knowledge Management and Learning: Perfect Together, Marc J. Rosenberg.
17. Informal Learning, Allison Rossett and Bob Hoffman.
V. TRENDS AND ISSUES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS.
18. Instructional Design in Business and Industry, Rita C. Richey and Gary R. Morrison.
19. Instructional Design Opportunities in Miltary Education and Training Environments, Mary F. Bratton-Jeffery, Suzanne Q. Hoffman, and Arthur B. Jeffery.
20. Performance Instruction, and Technology in Health Care Education, Craig Locatis.
21. Trends and Issues in P-12 Educational Change, Charles M. Reigeluth and Francis M. Duffy.
22. What Do Instructional Designers Do in Higher Education? A Written Symposium, John V. Dempsey, Peter Albion, Brenda C. Litchfield, Byron Havard, and Jacquie McDonald.
23. Designing for the World at Large: A Tale of Two Settings, Jan Visser and Katsuaki Suzuki.
VI. GETTING AN IDT POSITION AND SUCCEEDING AT IT.
24. Getting an Instructional Design Position: Lessons from a Personal History, Robert A. Reiser.
25. Getting a Job in Business and Industry, Robert K. Branson.
26. Professional Organizations and Publications in Instructional Design and Technology, James D. Klein.
27. Competencies for Instructional Design and Technology Professionals, Gayle V. Davidson-Shivers and Karen L. Rasmussen.
VII. NEW DIRECTIONS IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY.
28. Distributed Learning and the Field of Instructional Design, John V. Dempsey and Richard N. Van Eck.
29. Reusability and Reusable Design, Robby Robson.
30. Using Rich Media Wisely, Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer.
31. Emerging Instructional Technologies: The Near Future, John W. Jacobs and John V. Dempsey.
32. The Future of Instructional Design, M. David Merrill and Brent Wilson.
Epilogue, Robert A. Reiser and John V. Dempsey.
Author Biographies.
Index.