In Instructional Designing (ID), models are used to help designers visualize and understand an ID problem. It offers a vehicle or a means to break down a problem into manageable chunks and negotiate the design task. There are many ID models , but the basic ID model is that of ADDIE. The ADDIE approach of instructional designing employs five steps or phases:

ADDIE
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When I made a comeback to e-learning after a gap of 8 years, what I was looking for was a jargon buster – a place where I could find out about the new buzzwords and the latest standards and technologies. Unfortunately, I did not find any such thing. I am therefore putting together a glossary with terms and acronyms that every E-learning professional should know by heart.
1. AICC (Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee)
AICC is an international association of technology-based training professionals. The AICC develops guidelines for development, delivery, and evaluation of CBT, WBT, and related training technologies. Though it was Aviation specific earlier but now is general-purpose.
2. SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model)
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