Instructional design approaches, types and trends: a foundation for postmodernism instructional design

Abstract

This study will examine the approaches toward instructional design that have been appliedto date. A summary of the diverse types of instructional models will be classified them into variouscategories of instructional design. The evidence from many researches and theoretical discussions showand supports the classification of these instructional design categories. This study also investigateswhich existing trends are present in current instructional models. The most recent models have beendesigned under constructivism, but some of these models are considered postmodernism philosophy.Due to these new and hidden considerations we have developed and would to suggest a new trendin this field. In addition, we mention some reasons for this new trend based on social movements. The mentioned movements have been effected by postmodern philosophy. We attempt to propose aninstructional design trend based on postmodernism orientation that named postmodern instructional design.