Rita C. Richey is professor and program coordinator of Instructional Technology in the College of Education at Wayne State University. She has been at Wayne State for over 35 years and has extensive experience in program design and development, teaching, and in education and training research. She is widely published in the area of instructional design and technology. She has written or edited 10 books, including "The Theoretical and Conceptual Bases of Instructional Design, Designing Instruction for the Adult Learner," and "The Legacy of Robert M. Gagne." She is also co-author of the third ed...