This site, managed by the University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education, presents the major models for the Instructional design process to give some structure and theoretical context for the process of instructional design. Visit the site.

This set of links from Honolulu Community College provides links to instructional design resources that are divided into 16 distinct categories including “Using Questions Effectively,” “Assessment Techniques” and “Motivating Students.”
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This Web-based tutorial by Priya Williams focuses on needs analysis, tasks and user analysis, technical considerations, and resources when designing an online course.
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This 1998 article by Brenda Mergel, then a Graduate Student at the University of Saskatchewan, attempts to "sort out" the various learning theories and associated instructional design strategies.
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This article by Donn C. Ritchie and Bob Hoffman of San Diego State University received the Best Paper Award for "Use of the World Wide Web" at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, 7th World Conference. This article justifies and describes instructional design principles that can be used to transform Web material from simple informational resources to a powerful, instructional medium.
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This site, managed by Virginia Tech's Educational Technologies Unit, provides self-paced resources and tutorials for teaching models, instructional design, designing web interfaces, designing web-based instruction, and online assessment and evaluation.
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This University of Alberta Academic Technologies for Learning site offers guidance on analysis and design, development, production, implementation, and review.
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This article by Katy Campbell, University of Alberta, describes how learner characteristics and contextual realities impact the effectiveness of various instructional design choices.
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WCET’s online discussion on “Course Redesign: Taking it to a Whole New Level” with Carol Twigg, Director of the Center for Academic Transformation. Dr. Twigg has a long history of contributions to the field of using technologies to improve and expand educational opportunities. She was the founding director of EDUCAUSE’s (then Ecucom’s) National Learning Infrastructure Initiative and has held a variety of leadership posts for the State University of New York and SUNY Empire State College.

Registration for the WCET Online Community is open only to individuals who are affiliated with WCET member institutions, schools, corporations, or organizations. South Dakota State University is a member of WCET.
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Carnegie Mellon's Teaching - Best Practices: Course Design covers the following topics:

• Scope and Content
• Course Objectives
• Learning Activities That Meet Objectives
• Model Syllabi
• Maximizing the TA's Role
• Knowing Your Students
• Feedback and Grading

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Circuit Learning's Jennifer Hoffman leads us through six articles

1. Building Success for E-Learners  HTML PDF
2. Motivating Online Learners  HTML PDF
3. Creating Collaboration  HTML PDF
4. Managing the Synchronous Blend  HTML PDF
5. Technology's Impact on E-Learning  HTML PDF
6. Be an Active & Participative Instructor  HTML PDF

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