Conversational Forms of Instruction and Message Layer Design

Dr. Andrew S. Gibbons conducts research on the architecture of instructional designs. His book, An Architectural Approach to Instructional Design (Routledge, 2014), expresses a theory of instructional design layers, design languages, and modularity to aid the creation of more conversational, innovative, and interactive forms of instruction. Gibbons has also published a content domain theory of Model-Centered Instruction. His goal is to explore the use of layers, languages, and modularity as tools for creating instructional systems that are adaptive, generative, and scalable.Elizabeth Boling is professor of instructional systems technology in the School of Education at Indiana University. Prior experience includes 10 years in design practice, five with Apple Computer, Inc. She has served as department chair, associate dean for graduate studies, and interim executive associate dean for the School of Education, Indiana University. Her research interests includevisual design for information and instruction, and design theory, pedagogy and practice. She is past editor-in-chief of TechTrends, founding editor and current editor-in-chief of International Journal of Designs for Learning, lead editor the Routledge title Studio Teaching in Higher Education: Selected Design Cases and a co-editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology, 5thEdition.

• Chapter 1 – Instruction as a Conversation: The Imperative for Message Layer  Design.- Chapter 2 – Conversation Theory and the Message Construct.- Chapter 3 –Message Structure, Educational Psychology, and Instructional Technology.- Chapter 4 –Message Structure and Intelligent Tutoring Systems.- Chapter 5 – Message Structure, the Learning Sciences, and Social Learning Theory.- Chapter 6 – Results and Conclusion.