This conversation between Dr. Robert Gagné, and Dr. M. David Merrill, took place July 10, 1989 before an audience of about 200 at Utah State University. A series of papers based on this discussion later appeared in Educational Technology Magazine. The conversation highlights the main points of Gagne and Merrill’s respective learning theories, and a comparison of the events of instruction, and Component Display Theory. (via Utah State / Open University)
Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction | Merrill’s Component Display Theory, Elaboration Theory & First Principles of Instruction