Future of Instructional Technology

Abstract

Most educators and researchers in the new century are involved with the significant progress in the field of information technology. The major focus is on the innovations such as E-learning. At the same time, there is a splintering attention over sustainable research in relation to technology and implication of learning principles for education, mainly at the higher education, job training and entertainment. Taking a look towards the history of instructional technology, indicate the serge of interest by professional organizations such as universities.During the 1960s most emphases was on the application of hardware such as audiovisual instruments. There was least attention towards research on instructional designs based on learning theories. This field saw its beginnings in instructional media (Reiser, 2002). During the last decades, we have learned that the usages of technology should be considered with the content of learning effectiveness. Instructional programs mainly audio-visual communications faced strength and weakness of pictorial messages. Most teachers paid attention towards planning, producing, selecting, managing and utilization of instructional systems, while Researches showed that learning outcomes need to fit within the cultural values of each society. The majority of teachers used problem solving skills mainly at the primary school. (Oguz, Serine, and others, 2009). In this article, I am trying to look for reflection of instructional technology as possible alternative, and think about lessons