Course Textbooks
EDUC 439/639: Instructional Design
This course uses open source materials that are freely available online. Links to assigned readings are embedded in the course modules. The primary textbook is available freely online as follows:
- West, R.E. (2018). Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design Technology. [Open source textbook.] https://edtechbooks.org/lidtfoundations
Computers
To complete the hands-on computer assignments in this course, each student will need access to a multimedia computer (Windows or Macintosh) that is connected to the Internet via the latest version of either Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
Computer Accounts
Every University of Delaware student automatically receives an e-mail account. You should visit www.udel.edu/network to manage your password, username, and quotas.
Computer Sites
All students registered in this class have the option of using the multimedia PCs and Macs in the campus computing sites. Use sites.udel.edu/computingsites to link to the general access site schedule. Please note that the use of the campus computing sites is totally optional in this course. If you have your own computer and Internet connection, you may never need to use the campus computing sites.
E-mail Addresses
Every student in this class must have an e-mail address on the Internet and read e-mail regularly. If you're enrolled in a University of Delaware course, and you do not have an e-mail account yet, go to the help center and follow the e-mail link for detailed instructions on how to activate your e-mail account. If you do not read your UD mail regularly, you should go to www.udel.edu/network and follow the instructions to forward your e-mail to your preferred e-mail address.
