A Brief History of Instructional Design

Instructional design has come a long way. From ‘training’, which was merely considered a passive function in an organization, the emphasis has now shifted towards making learning and talent development an integral part of corporate culture. The Brief History of Instructional Design Infographic provides a brief history of how instructional design has changed over the years to take its present shape.

Origins

Instructional design first began during the World War II when a large number of psychologists and educationists were summoned to develop training materials and to apply their knowledge of evaluation.

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