Charles Reigeluth

Dr. Charles Morgan Reigeluth

Where did they get their PhD?

* A.B. cum laude in Economics from Harvard University, 1969 * Ph.D. Instructional Psychology from B.Y.U., 1977

Where have they taught / worked?

* Faculty with the Instructional Design program at Syracuse University * Professor with the Instructional Systems Technology Department at Indiana University * Served as chairman of the department from 1990-1992 * Systemic change consultant for state and local education agencies * Instructional design consultant for corporate, health, public, and higher education institutions

What things are they best known for?

* Eight published books * Two of his books received an AECT "outstanding book of the year" award * 38 Chapters written * 78 Articles written * Produced several educational software programs * Developed new educational system to better meet the needs of learners in the information society * Major developer of several instructional design theories, including the elaboration theory and simulation theory

Best Known Works

* Elaboration Theory * Strategy is presented and organized in increasing order of complexity * Learners to identify meaningful contexts for the application of the information or skills * Used for teaching causal relationships and sequences * Developing better retention and transfer of knowledge and skills, and making learning motivational by connecting with meaningful contexts

Reigeluth contrasted two educational paradigms * INDUSTRIAN AGE                       * INFORMATION AGE * Standardization                      * Customization * Centralized control                  * Autonomy with accountability * Adversarial relationships            * Cooperative relationships * Autocratic decision making           * Shared decision making * Compliance                           * Initiative * Conformity                           * Diversity * One-way communications               * Networking * Compartmentalization                 * Holism * Parts-oriented                       * Process-oriented * Teacher as "King"                    * Learner (customer) as "King"

Three most improtant publications

* Instructional-Design Theories and Models: A New Paradigm of Instructional Theory, Vol. 2 (Instructional Design Theories & Models) 1999

* "the bible for the development of many instructional designers in the years that followed"

* Instructional Design Theories and Models: An Overview of Their Current Status 1983*

* Systemic Change in Education 1996

Who are their most frequent collaborators?

* Alison A. Carr-Chellman - Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology * Robert Garfinkle - Systemic Change in education

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