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These resources will help you efficiently navigate the Commons, as well as troubleshoot any problems you might have. You may need to log in using your NCU credentials in order to view these resources. If you have trouble, contact the NCU Service Desk rather than your instructor.

Reiser, R. A. (2001). A history of instructional design and technology: Part II: A history of instructional design. Educational Technology Research and Development, 49(1), 53-64.
This text-based history of modern instructional design begins in World War II. Becoming familiar with the history of the field will support your understanding of the breadth of the field and what your place in that field is or will be in the future.

O*Net. (2019). 25-9031.01 - Instructional Designers and Technologists. Retrieved from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9031.01
O*Net draws data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, including 2018 wage data and 2016-2026 employment projections. This website may help you to better understand the breadth of the instructional design field. You can view the summary report, dig deeper with detailed reports, and even create a custom view.

Mercadal, T. (2019). Instructional design. Salem Press Encyclopedia. Toledo, OH: Great Neck Publishing.
For this first week, read only the following sections of this encyclopedia entry: Abstract, Overview, and The Instructional Designer.

Wagner, E. (2011). Essay: In search of the secret handshakes of ID. <>Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 1(1), 33-37.
In the inaugural issue of this journal, Ellen Wagner reviews the historical ways in which ID has been defined, including four lenses in which to consider ID - as a process, discipline, science, and reality. Exploring each lens will support your understanding of the many ways to understand instructional design.