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title: "Iterations: We Need More Design in Instructional Design [Ep. 8]"
description: Richard Sites & Angel Green discuss what instructional design is and why it is different from instructional materials development.
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# Iterations: We Need More Design in Instructional Design [Ep. 8]

By Allen Interactions | June 17, 2013 | Custom Learning  | 0 Comments

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![Iterations](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/hs-fs/file-2520558344-png/1Website_Images/7_Blog/Iterations.png)In this episode of Iterations, Richard Sites and Angel Green continue the conversation from last week's blog - [We Need More Design in Instructional Design](https://blog.alleninteractions.com/bid/97199/info.alleninteractions.com/bid/97136/We-Need-More-Design-In-Instructional-Design). Join them as they participate in a spirited discussion about what instructional design is and why it is different from instructional materials development.

 

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**Richard Sites  
**vice president - training and marketing & co-author of Leaving ADDIE for SAM  
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