For the Fall of 2014 IDT 510 course, Research Practices in Instructional Design and Technology, the final of the four required texts was Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology (3rd Edition) by Robert A. Reiser and John V. Dempsey. I also used this text in the IDT 520 Course in the Spring of 2015.
This text is a little different than the others used in the course, as very little of it was actually written by Reiser and Dempsey. It is divided into chapters that are actually essays by some of the more highly regarded individuals in the instructional design field. It is actually one of the books that I have fond more valuable, and I have used it as a reference many times already, both professionally and academically.
The text is more up-to-date than many I have seen and it covers an incredible array of topics, including: whole task approaches, motivational design, models of evaluation, performance support, informal learning, ethics, social networking, game-based learning, virtual worlds, online learning, the design process, and what IDT professionals actually do.
This book is a must have for instructional designers, and it would also be a valuable resource for instructors that have any involvement in the development or revision of training materials. As it is a specialized textbook, it is not cheap ($90 from Amazon), but it is worth every penny. Trust me!
Thanks for checking in, and next time we will start getting into the courses and books from my second semester in the MSIDT program.
Reiser, R., & Dempsey, J. (2012). Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson.
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