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Wood, R. Kent; Woolley, Robert D. – 1980
This discussion of several of the issues and systems of videodisc technology as applied to the library, information, and instructional sciences is based upon the Utah State University Videodisc Innovation Projects. Descriptions of the major marketed videodisc systems, as well as those soon to be marketed, are given. A critique of the ABC/NEA…
Descriptors: Diagrams, Diffusion, Educational Technology, Equipment Manufacturers
Ely, Donald P.; And Others – 1989
Based on the findings of a content analysis of representative literature on educational technology, this report examines the trends and issues in the field, beginning in 1988 and continuing into 1989. It is noted that trend analysis, particularly year-to-year analysis which reveals less variability than decade-to-decade analysis, reveals topics of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
Heinich, Robert – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1984
Cites the need for scholarly activity in instructional technology and argues that it should be shifted from education, with its focus on teacher preparation, to technology, where there would be more freedom to explore the consequences of techniques, methods, instruments, and processes inherent in the field. Thirty-two references are cited. (MBR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Educational Technology, Educational Trends

Butterfield, Earl C.; Nelson, Gregory D. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1989
Discusses theories of the transfer of teaching based on the theory of common elements and the cognitive theory of elements and mechanisms. Highlights include inferential reasoning; mental models; memory and comprehension; and future directions, including theory development, metrics of transfer distance, psychological and educational research, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Marra, Rose M.; And Others – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY), 1993
Twelve state-of-the-art articles discuss current developments educational media and technology. Topics examined include research, information technology, networking, and telecommunications. Four articles are also published as ERIC Digests. All of the articles contain references. (SLW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Research, Educational Technology
Clark, Richard E.; And Others – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY), 1992
Ten state-of-the-art articles discuss current developments in educational media and technology. Topics examined include research, school restructuring, networking, information technology, telecommunications, and contemporary social issues. Five of the articles are also published as ERIC Digests. All of the articles contain references. (SLW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Curriculum Research, Educational Media, Educational Research
Finch, Curtis R. – 1983
This third edition of a review and synthesis of research for trade and industrial (T&I) education concentrates primarily on studies reported from 1977 to 1982, including some significant work published since the second edition (1969). Relevant research was identified through searches of the Educational Resources Information Center, the National…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Instructional Systems