"Rapid Instructional Design takes you step by step through the widely used ADDIE model to design, develop and deliver high-quality instructional materials. This newly updated third edition includes coverage of the latest products and technologies that facilitate the process, as well as brand new information on mobile learning, social network-based learning, communities of practice and information learning. Almost all instructional design methods on ADDIE: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. This book walks you through the entire process in clear terms." from the book cover description.

What is this instructional design stuff anyway? --Why instructional design? -- What is instructional design? -- A few definitions -- Advantages of instructional design -- Disadvantages of instructional design -- Before you do anything : pre-instructional design activities -- Organization needs -- Performance assessment -- Assessing training needs -- Choosing needs to address -- The needs assessment report -- Quick and dirty cost/benefit analysis -- Training needs analysis -- Do you know what you need to do? analysis -- Data-collection methods -- Why analyze -- Types of analysis -- Computer-aided analysis -- How to do it : design -- Make the right decision now -- Delivery decision -- Objectives -- Design documents -- Course descriptions -- Gathering content -- Adding structure : The instructional plan -- Trainee evaluation (Test questions and tests) -- Hints for designing in various formats -- Doing it right: development -- End products of development -- The facilitator guide as an end product -- Scripts and storyboards -- Participant packages and other print materials -- Other media -- Hints for developing material -- Getting it where it does the most good : implementation -- Beta tests and pilots -- Reviews revisited -- Common implementation issues -- Other instructor-led classroom implementation needs -- Hints for implementation -- Field trips -- Did it do any good? evaluation -- Why evaluation? -- The key to good evaluation -- Types of evaluation -- Evaluation of self-instruction programs -- Revisions : What to do with what you've learned -- Hints for evaluating -- Doing it faster : more rapid design shortcuts -- Software for instructional design -- Analysis software -- Test development software -- Miscellaneous software -- Rapid prototyping -- Learning objects/Granular training -- Public courses -- Off-the-shelf programs -- Technology vendors -- Performance support-based "training" -- Problem-based learning (PBL) -- Training management systems/Learning management systems (LMS)/Learning content management systems (LCMS) -- Digital cameras -- What does an ID do? -- Miscellaneous -- Asynchronous e-learning design -- Definitions -- Creating and implementing an e-Learning system -- Determining a comprehensive e-Learning strategy -- Designing and developing good programs -- Learning Management Systems and Learning Content Management Systems -- Preparing the organization globally for e-Learning -- Self-direction and e-Learning -- Planning for a smooth, successful implementation -- Creating an effective monitoring and evaluation plan -- Asynchronous e-Learning design and development -- Analysis -- Material development -- Learner evaluation -- Learner interfaces -- Beta tests and pilots -- Software -- Repurposing -- Evaluating asynchronous e-Learning programs -- Summary -- Synchronous e-learning design -- Advantages -- Disadvantages and misconceptions -- Design considerations for synchronous e-Learning -- Mini-interactions -- Repurposing and redesigning synchronous e-Learning programs -- other synchronous activities -- More detailed facilitator guides -- Learner guide -- General technology considerations -- Media -- Designing continuing interactions -- Audience analysis -- Implementation -- Online learning : A special type of e-Learning -- What the learners say -- New design applications -- Flipped classrooms -- Mobile learning -- Virtual learning environments -- Social network-based learning -- Massive open online courses (MOOCs) -- Communities of practice -- Informal learning -- The cloud -- Glossary -- Suggested readings -- Other resources -- About the author -- Index.