Publications

The focus of my professional career is seeking how to design effective, efficient and engaging instruction . Each of the following sections include papers that describe my research and theory development.

Click on each section heading for the papers included.

Instructional Design

The papers in this section discuss instructional design as a field of study. It also includes reference to my books describing some instructional design theories.

Component Display Theory

The papers in this section describe a prescriptive theory of instructional design. It also includes reference to TICCIT, a book describing a computer based authoring system that implemented Component Display Theory.

Instructional Transaction Theory

The papers in this section describe the development of a second generation of instructional design theory to enable tools that automate the instructional design process. This section describes some of the tools we developed for this purpose.

First Principles of Instruction

The papers in this section describe a basic set of principles that are required to make instruction effective, efficient and engaging. It also references my book on First Principles of Instruction.

Write Your Dissertation First and Other Essays on a Graduate Education

This collection of essays comprise some anecdotes and counsel that I frequently shared with my graduate students. If you are a graduate student you may find this counsel helpful.