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Instructional Design & Research

  • Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school.  (2nd ed.) National Academies. PDF available at: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9853&page=1
  • Keller, J. M. (2010). Motivational design for learning and performance: The ARCS model approach. Springer. 
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. DOI: 10.17226/24783. PDF available at: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24783/how-people-learn-ii-learners-contexts-and-cultures 
  • Parrish, S. (n.d.). Mental models: The best way to make intelligent decisions (~100 models explained). [FS Blog article – a great primer on mental models.] Available at: https://fs.blog/mental-models/ 
  • Parrish, S. (n.d.) The spacing effect: How to improve learning and maximize retention. [Farnam (FS) Street blog article.] Available at: https://fs.blog/2018/12/spacing-effect/ 
  • Shank, P. (2017). Write and organize for deeper learning: 28 evidence-based and easy-to-apply tactics that will make your instruction better for learning. Patti Shank PhD/Learning Peaks LLC. 
  • Silver, H. F. (2010). Compare and contrast: Teaching comparative thinking to strengthen student learning. ASCD. 
  • Spezzi, S. (2010). Effects of visual analogies on learner outcomes: Bridging from the known to the unknown. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4(2), 1-30.

Instructional Strategies for Engagement

  • Gonzalez, J. (2021). The Cult of Pedagogy. [Blog on teaching strategies.] https://www.cultofpedagogy.com
    • Patricia Cross Academy. (n.d.). Instructional Strategies. [KP Cross Academy provides many great videos and resources on teaching and learning strategies for both online and physical, synchronous and asynchronous learning environments.] Strategy videos available at: https://kpcrossacademy.org/videos/
  • Silver, H. F., & Strong, R. W. (2007). The strategic teacher: Selecting the right research-based strategy for every lesson. ASCD. 
  • Stobaugh, R. (2019). Fifty strategies to boost cognitive engagement: Creating a thinking culture in the classroom. Solution Tree Press. 
  • Twine. (2021). Twine: A free tool by Chris Klimas for developing branching scenarios. Here is a collection of Twine resources and links from Cathy Moore’s blog: https://blog.cathy-moore.com/what-is-twine/  

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