Books and articles on instructional design in online learning aboundbut rarely do we get such a comprehensive picture of what instructionaldesigners do, how they do it, and the problems they solve as theiruniversity changes. Power documents the emergence of an adaptedinstructional design model for transforming courses from single-mode todual-mode instruction, making this designer’s log a uniquecontribution to the field of online learning.
Michael Power is Programs Director and AssistantProfessor in Educational Technology at the Faculty of Education, LavalUniversity in Quebec City, Canada. He is Deputy Director and researcherwith the GEOIDE/NSERC-sponsored GeoEDUC3D project and researcher withthe Inter-university Learning & Technology Research Center (CIRTA).