Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology

Winner of the 2025 James W. Brown Publication Award from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology!

Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology provides current and future IDT professionals with a clear picture of current and future developments in the field that are likely to impact their careers and the organizations they work for. The fifth edition of this acclaimed, award-winning book has been designed to help instructional design and educational technology students, scholars, and practitioners to acquire the skills and knowledge essential to attaining their professional goals. In addition to the thorough and comprehensive updates made across the text, this revision adds 24 new chapters covering artificial intelligence, alternative ID models, social emotional learning, return on investment, micro-credentials and badging, designing for e-learning, hybrid learning, professional ethics, diversity and accessibility, and more.

By exploring the field’s purpose and history, theories and models, emerging technologies and environments, and continual challenges and newfound concerns, this text provides an integral survey of the field’s contemporary landscape.

Robert A. Reiser is Professor Emeritus, former Associate Dean for Research, Robert M. Morgan Professor of Instructional Systems, and Distinguished Teaching Professor in the College of Education at Florida State University, USA.

Alison A. Carr-Chellman is Dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences, and Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton, USA.

John V. Dempsey is retired Professor and founding Director of USAonline and the Innovation in Learning Center at the University South Alabama, USA.