Ernesto Gonzales / Ernesto Gonzalez
This material is a compilation of instructional design and technologywork in higher education. The content covers different applications ofpedagogy principles and instructional strategies and methods to suggestcurriculum design improvements. Since the author has worked for highereducation institutions for many years, his accumulated knowledge andexperience from participating in curriculum design projects has been theprimary motivational source for creating this book.It aims to put together several research papers written by the author duringhis educational journey within the Instructional Design and TechnologyEducation Specialist program. There are instructional design and technologyapplications from the author’s perspective due to the skills acquired fromhis 31-years’ teaching and education leadership experience.The book has four sections, and each section contributes to differentinstructional design and technology problems identified from analyzing casestudies related to education and instruction and researching instructionaldesign as a profession. Section I reveals the implications of technologicaladvancements on global education and training from the author’s sight.Section II addresses legal issues analysis in higher education. Section IIIfocuses on curriculum design projects conducted by the author in thecontext of higher education academic programs. Section III, sections IV,and V are focused on instructional design and technology as a profession.Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez is a Business and EconomicsDivision Head at Florida National University. He has beenteaching management, marketing, and technology-based instructional design for over the past 31 years inhigher education institutions. He is active in research aswell. Professor Gonzalez has published several researchpapers in management, marketing, student motivationand retention, contributed to books ’chapters, and currently serves inaccreditation and journal peer-review committees. He is presently interestedin educational technology applications to enhance management andmarketing student learning experience.
