Cultivating Instructional Design Expertise: Current Trends and Future Directions

• In Event: Design and Technology: Cases, Issues, and Trends

Abstract

For decades, researchers in our field have explored what it means to possess instructional design expertise. This systematic review provides a current synthesis of research related to cultivating instructional design expertise. We examined the articles included in this review through three constructs: characteristics of expert instructional designers, discrepancies between novices and experts, and instructional strategies used to train novice instructional designers. Findings suggest that more research is needed on teaching instructional designers how to apply problem-solving and decision-making skills to solve instructional design problems. Implications and future research related to the professional development of instructional designers are discussed.

Authors

• Jill Stefaniak, University of Georgia

• Hyejin Hwang, University of Georgia - Athens