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Educational Technologists, Chameleons, and Systemic Thinking.
Reigeluth, Charles M.; Avers, Dale – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1997
Discusses systemic thinking and how it can help educational technologists better cope with change. Highlights include major societal paradigm shifts, differences between the industrial age and the information age that affect education, features of an information-age educational system, and changing uses of media and technology. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Systems Approach
Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology.
Molenda, Michael; Harris, Phillip – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2001
Discusses the following instructional technology issues as they relate to corporate training and development, higher education, and K-12 education: (1) use of technology-based media for delivery of instruction; (2) constraints on acceptance and use of technology; (3) challenges to existing instructional technology paradigms; and (4) core versus…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
The Benefits of Information Technology.
Kosakowski, John – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2000
Summarizes the observed benefits of educational technology implementation. Topics include applications of technology for drill and practice of basic skills; applications to advanced skills; effects of technology on student attitudes; online technologies; use of technology by teachers and administrators; factors that help technology succeed; and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Drills (Practice), Educational Benefits, Educational Technology
Trends and Issues.
Orey, Michael; Molenda, Michael; Sullivan, Michael; Klein, James D.; Brinkerfhoff, Jonathan; Koroghlanian, Carol; Moore, D. Michael; Lockee, Barbara B.; Burton, John K.; Liu, Y.; Emerson, John D.; Boes, Lisa; Mosteller, Frederick; Ely, Donald P.; Belanger, Yvonne; Ellsworth, James B.; Lowe, Carrie A.; Russell, Shayne; Thomas, Lajeane; Richey, Rita C.; Earle, Rodney S. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2002
The articles in this section of "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" identify current trends and issues in the field of instructional technology. Two subsections are also included: ERIC Digests, which are reprints of ERIC reports available on the Internet, and a subsection on a variety of standards that emerged during the past…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Graduate Programs.
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1997
Includes four sections that present information on doctoral programs in instructional technology; master's degree and six-year programs in instructional technology; graduate programs in educational computing; and scholarships, fellowships, and awards in related fields. (LRW)
Descriptors: Awards, Computer Uses in Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Media
Graduate Programs.
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1996
Includes four sections that present information on doctoral programs in instructional technology; master's degree and six-year programs in instructional technology; graduate programs in educational computing; and scholarships, fellowships, and awards in related fields. (LRW)
Descriptors: Awards, Computer Uses in Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Media
A Support System for Instructional Technology in Higher Education: The Housecalls Program of Virginia Tech's College of Human Resources and Education.
Burton, John K.; Danielson, Jared A. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1999
Describes "housecalls," a program at Virginia Tech that provides personal technical assistance to faculty, and shows how the program promotes innovation in instructional technology within a hierarchy of faculty technical and instructional support needs. Addresses innovation theory and demonstrates the presence of eight conditions that…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Educational Theories
Technology Centers and Institutes for Learning. Introduction; The Concord Consortium, Inc.: Implementing the Educational Promise of Technology; Relevance [and] Scale: Challenges to the Institute for Learning Technologies.
Orey, Michael; Tinker, Robert; McClintock, Robbie – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2002
This section of "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" profiles centers and institutes that carry out research and development in the field of instructional technology. Both the Concord Consortium and the Institute for Learning Technology at Columbia University are working hard to use media and technology to transform teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Consortia, Educational Development, Educational Media
Analysis of Computers in Education as a Cultural Field.
Yeaman, Andrew R. J. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1994
Draws on anthropological, sociocultural, and literary analyses of computer use in education to argue that workers, managers, and teachers are right to resist the problems resulting from the computerizing of society. People are being educated to fit the needs of the computer, and computers are producing uniformity in education and society. (five…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Quality
From Bricks and Mortar to Clicks and Modems: The Redesign of a Graduate Program.
Recesso, Arthur; Zahner, Jane; Brovey, Andrew; Wiley, Ellen; Price, Catherine – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2001
Describes the Valdosta State University (Georgia) Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology's venture into creating its own online graduate degree program without the assistance of private vendors. Topics discussed include the new program design process, student recruitment, technologies used to build and support the program, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Trends in Distance Learning: Lessons To Inform Practice.
Schrum, Lynne – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1999
Presents a perspective on the growing and evolving nature of distance learning, its history, and the research that informs practice. Explores the development of online distance education and discusses considerations in designing online instruction, including pedagogical concerns, organizational issues, and institutional issues. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Development, Educational Environment
An Incomplete Caution: "Beware the Computer Technocrats."
Nichols, Randall G. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1994
Argues that educational technology has profound and questionable effects, including teaching the superiority of technology to human communication; creation of a gap between technology haves and have nots; potential for fostering social turbulence; and emphasizing the authority of reason and a consciousness separate from the body, which encourages…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Ecology
Integrating Technology into the K-12 Educational Setting.
Recesso, Arthur; Carll, Jacquelyn – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1999
Provides an overview of the technology-integration process for K-12 schools. Discusses the practical implications for implementing technology, and the importance of focusing the planning process and providing staff development. Presents software and hardware issues, and reviews studies related to the implementation and use of technology. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
"It's Funner Now!" Where Online Guidance Stops and Mentoring Starts: Fifth Graders' Perceptions of Doing Research with the "Research Buddy."
Gibson, Melissa R.; Mazur, Joan – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2001
Reports results of a qualitative study that examined what a group of fifth graders thought about using the "Research Buddy," a World Wide Web site designed to help them do a research project. Findings center on the comparison of student perceptions with observed student behavior. The data collection instruments are appended. (MES)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 5, Information Skills