One of the key trends in learning technology in recent years has been the growing interest in simulations and serious games. Much of the research into simulations and serious games has tended to focus on aspects of fun and engagement rather than on what is happening in the process to cause transferable learning. Much of it has been based on small…

With increasing interest in competency and outcome-based education, and the blending of formal and informal learning, there is increasing need for credentials to match these learning paradigms. In this article, the authors discuss the benefits, challenges, and potential future directions for open digital badges--one potential alternative…

This article raises questions about the use of needs assessment by those seeking to improve the performance of organizations and individuals. While the discrepancy model of needs assessment has enjoyed a long history and is widely accepted, the author states that it has several undesirable consequences in terms of its impact. This article offers…

This article describes one school district department's efforts to train and support teachers in providing effective curriculum, instruction, and assessment methods to their students. This large, K-12 district embraces the spectrum of low to high SES schools, a large number of gifted students from diverse populations, and a variety of gifted…

Contemporary changes in pedagogy point to the need for a higher level of video production value in most classroom video, replacing the default video protocol of an unattended camera in the back of the classroom. The rich and complex environment of today's classroom can be captured more fully using the higher level, but still easily manageable,…

How an objectives based evaluation model can be expanded to yield more information. (HB)

Article examines two alternative approaches to TPE as it has been operated at the state level within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Author)

A method to evaluate instructional objectives is considered; 1) it is based upon child behavior, and 2) it is a means of evaluating objectives apart from instruction. (Author)

A discussion of needs for additional research to determine how instructional technology can be best employed. (Author)

A discussion of needs for additional research to determine how instructional technology can be best employed. (Author)

A discussion of multi-sensory tutorial instruction in Associate Degree Nursing Education using audio-tutorial instructional system as a model, and oral quizzes as an integral part of the evaluation of students. (Author)

A computer assisted approach to accountability and performance based instruction is discussed. (HB)

Author believes that it is not a rejection of technology that we seek but a new, better technology - better responsive to our personal beings. (Author)

Discusses changes in the field of educational technology from a mechanistic to a more humanistic view, and highlights the importance of interpersonal skills through three studies conducted in the British Open University: one dealing with instructional development, one with the evaluation of teaching and teaching systems, and one with the fostering…