Design and Development Research: Methods, Strategies, and Issues

Rita C. Richey is professor and program coordinator of Instructional Technology in the College of Education at Wayne State University. She has been at Wayne State for over 35 years and has extensive experience in program design and development, teaching, and in education and training research. She is widely published in the area of instructional design and technology. She has written or edited 10 books, including "The Theoretical and Conceptual Bases of Instructional Design, Designing Instruction for the Adult Learner," and "The Legacy of Robert M. Gagne." She is also co-author of the third edition of "Instructional Design Competencies: The Standards," the third edition of "Training Manager Competencies: The Standards and Instructional Technology: The Definition and Domains of the Field." This latter book received the 1995 Outstanding Book Award and the 1996 Brown Publication Award, both from the Association of Educational Communications & Technology (AECT). It has been translated into three additional languages. She has published over 30 articles and books chapters. She is a past ibstpi vice-president for Research and Development and a past president of AERA's Special Interest Group on Instructional Technology. She has received four awards from Wayne State University--the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, a Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, and the award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by Women Faculty. In addition, she has been inducted into the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars. In recognition of her career's work, in 2000 she received the AECT Distinguished Service Award.James D. Klein is professor and program leaderof Educational Technology in the Division of Psychology in Education at Arizona State University - Tempe. His teaching and research focus on instructional design, strategies for active learning, and performance improvement. He has published over 60 journal articles and book chapters related to instructional design and technology. He was principal author of the book, "Instructor Competencies: Standards for Face-to-Face, Online and Blended Settings" which received the 2005 Outstanding Book Award in Instructional Design & Development from the Association of Educational Communications & Technology (AECT). Dr. Klein serves as a director on the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (ibstpi). Previously, he served as development editor of "Educational Technology Research and Development ("ETR&D), as president of AERA's Special Interest Group on Instructional Technology, and as president of the Design and Development Division and the Research and Theory Division of AECT. He has been recognized as an outstanding alumnus of the Instructional Systems program at Florida State University and for his service to AECT.