Walter Wager is likely most known for his work on Robert Gagné’s “Events of Instruction,” a framework encompassing both instructional design and learning psychology. A former professor of Educational Technology and Learning Systems at Florida State University, Wager specialized in instructional design, including computer-based and electronic performance systems. In addition to his work as an educator and researcher, Wager also served as the Coordinator of Instructional Services in the Office For Distance and Distributed Learning. He earned his EdD from Indiana University’s School of Education. His dissertation focused on the sequencing of curricula to meet given learning outcomes. His other published works include

• Wager, W. W., Wager, S. & Duffield, J. (1989). Computers in teaching: A complete training manual for teachers to use computers in their classrooms. Brookline. 

• Briggs, L. J. & Wager, W. W. (1981). Handbook of procedures for the design of instruction. Educational Technology Publications.

• Gagné, R. M., Wager, W. W., Golas, K. C., & Keller, J. M. (2005). Principles of instructional design (5th ed.) Cengage. 

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