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Instructional Design And Development Of

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS:
THE PROCESS APPROACH.

by
Paul Robere
A capstone document submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of PhD
Doctorate in Instructional Design
Rushmore University
2007
Approved by
Professor Alan Guinn



Program Authorized
to Offer Degree
Date Rushmore University

ABSTRACT:

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS:
A process approach
by
Paul Robere
For years I created training courses. There were some that worked well, and some that needed extensive rewrite. What made the difference? Trial and error usually came up with a workable solution, but the "trial and error" approach was costly in terms of time and resources. Sometimes the request for a training program that was unique or different came without a lot of notice. This created a need for a quick program design. Usually this "quick" approach ended up with an end result that was less than positive.
What was the solution? A wise man once said, "There are "six-‘p's" of success: "Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance". While it may have been a rather crude way of stating it, the fact is that Planning is the key to the solution.
This "capstone" document, therefore, covers the major topics necessary to properly plan and implement the design, development and improvement of training programs to a very specific audience: adult learners. Recognizing that all learners receive, interpret and apply given information in various ways, specific attention will be given to the application of accelerated learning techniques to provide a challenging and value-added classroom experience for adult learners.
The research that was done in this subject formed the foundation for the development of four specific training courses that have subsequently been internationally certified and are currently being taught. These courses have been submitted to Rushmore University...