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1990s

Overview

The 1990s can be characterized as the Information Age. States develop technology programs to be instituted in the schools.

Highlights

• Charles Reigeluth breaks ground with his paper on Evaluation Theory. According to Reigeluth, Elaboration Theory, instruction should be organized in increasing order of complexity for optimal learning.
• Dorsey, Goodrum, and Schwen develop another system of instructional design with the introduction of Rapid Prototyping. Rapid prototyping involve learners and/or subject matter experts (SMEs) interacting with prototypes and instructional designers in a continuous review/revision cycle.
• (1995) Bernie Dodge and Tom March developed Webquest
• Constructivist Theory spreads
• use multimedia in instruction
• development of CD-Roms
• internet

Some Thoughts About WebQuests
The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge with Tom March.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html