Classic Writings on Instructional Technology: Volume 2

by Donald P. Ely, Tjeerd Plomp

Overview

Extending the purpose of the first volume to writings of the 1970s and 1980s, this new work provides a convenient collection of seminal papers that are considered to be foundations in the field of instructional technology. Offering a substantive grounding for the principles and procedures required in applied settings, this work also documents the history and conceptual growth of the field. A revised and updated bibliography is included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563088544
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/15/2001
Series:	Instructional Technology Series , #2
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

DONALD P. ELY is Senior Associate for Educational Technology, Syracuse University, New York, Visiting Professor of Instructional Systems Development, Florida State University, and Adjunct Professor of Instructional Science and Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands.

TJEERD PLOMP is Professor, University of Twente, Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Contents for Volume 1
Introduction
Part 1: Definition and Conceptual Background
Chapter 1: The Proper Study of Instructional Technology
Chapter 2: Situated Congnition and the Culture of Learning
Chapter 3: Objectivism Versus Constructivism: Do We Need a New Philosophical Paradigm?
Part 2: Design and Development Functions
Chapter 4: The Systematic Design of Instruction: Origins of Systematically Designed Instruction
Chapter 5: In Search of a Better Way to Organize Instruction: The Elaboration Theory
Chapter 6: Emerging Technologies, ISD, and Learning Envirnoments: Critical Perspectives
Chapter 7: Levels of Use of the Innovation: A Framework for Analyzing Innovation Adoption
Chapter 8: Course Improvement Through Evaluation
Part 3: Delivery Options
Chapter 9: Reconsidering Research on Learning from Media
Chapter 10: Learning with Media
Chapter 11: Who Needs Computers in Schools, and Why?
Chapter 12: Displays and Communciation
Chapter 13: Development and Use of the ARCS Model of Motivational Design
Chapter 14: Distance Teaching and Industrial Production: A Comparative Interpretation in Outline
Part 4: The Profession
Chapter 15: Educational Technology-Adolescence to Adulthood

Editorial Reviews

Compiles 17 articles published in the 1960s and 1970s that are often sought for use in education technology curricula but are otherwise difficult to find. They cover definition and conceptual background, design and development functions, delivery options, and professionalizing the audio-visual field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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