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Thisbook is the result of a research symposium sponsored by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology [AECT]. The fifteen chapters were developed byleaders in the field andrepresent the most updated and cutting edge methodology in the areasof instructional design and instructional technology.The broad concepts of design, design thinking,the design process, andthe design studio,are identified andthey form the framework of thebook.This book advocatestheconscious adoption ofa mindset of design thinking, such asthat evident in a range of divergent professions including business, government, and medicine. At its core is a focus on planning, inventing, making, and doing. (Cross, 1982), all of which are of value to the field of educational technology.Additionally, the book endeavors to develop a deep understanding of the design process in the reader.It is a critical skill,often drawing from other traditional design fields.An examination of the design process as practiced, of new models for design, and of ways to connect theory to the development of educational products areall fullyexplored with the goal of providing guidance for emerging instructional designers and deepening the practice of more advanced practitioners. Finally,as alarge number of leading schools of instructional design have adopted the studio form of education for their professional programs,we include this emerging topicin the bookas a practicaland focused guide forreaders at all levels.