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Origins of the ADDIE framework

By Alexander Salas, CPTD

Published: Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Here's an article with resources and references on the true form of ADDIE which is not a model of instructional design, but rather a framework of the Instructional Systems Development (ISD) process. This should help any learning professsional as a guide to how to frame your talent development interventions so they can be properly measured and therefore demonstrate business value. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/addie-id-model-never-alexander-salas/

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Keith Pomeroy

January 30, 2020 01:22 PM

I do find that the framework ADDIE (or ADDIC per your article) provides does present a good foundation for any Learning Designer. Can effective impact be created without using it, of course it can, but it provided a shared vocabulary and helped get many designers moving in the right direction.

Alexander Salas, CPTD

February 02, 2020 07:50 AM

Thanks Keith, the notions of framework vs model are very important because one is reproducible and can be ratified by others. The other big discussion is that the application ADDIE should not be left to interpretation and I'm afraid that's what has happened due to misinformation.

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