Abbie H. Brown is Professor of Instructional Technology at East Carolina University, USA. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the AECT journal TechTrends and is a recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Timothy D. Green is Professor of Educational Technology at California State University, Fullerton, USA, and previously served as the Director of Distance Education.

Part 1: Before You Begin Designing Instruction 1. The Discipline of Instructional Design 2. Understanding How People Think and Learn Part 2: Examining the Situation - Needs, Task, and Learner Analysis 3. Needs Analysis 4. Task Analysis 5. Learner Analysis Part 3: Creating Instruction - Planning, Designing, and Implementing the Intervention 6. Instructional Goals and Objectives 7. Organizing Instruction 8. Learning Environments and Instructional Activities Part 4: Evaluation - Determining the Effect of the Intervention 9. Evaluating Learner Achievement 10. Determining the Success of the Instructional Design Product and Process Part 5: Media Production - Managing the media development process 11. Instructional Media Production Management 12. Visual Design for Instructional Media Part 6: Looking Forward -An Evolving Field; A Growing Profession Chapter 13. Exploration, Innovation and Evolution Answer Key for Chapter Comprehension Questions