Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology

Now in its fourth edition, the Handbook has become synonymous with excellence in providing cutting edge research on educational communications and technology to the information and communication technology community. This Handbook is written for researchers in educational communication and technology, professors of instructional design and instructional technology as well as professionals working in the fields of ICT, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, IT, and ID. In addition, it has been and will continue to be an invaluable reference for academic and professional libraries.

Foundations of educational communications and technology.- Historical overview.- Research-based perspectives.- Examples.- Research methods.- Research approaches.-Design research.-Developmental research.- Activity research.- Classroom action research.- Quantitative methods.- Qualitative methods.- Strategies and models.- Formal learning.- Informal learning.- Adult learners.- Instructional design and development models.- Model-based learning and performance.- Motivational models.- Models for personalized learning.- Planning and implementation of educational technology.- Change agency in learning.- Cultural considerations.- Distributed educational practice.- Policies governing educational technology implementation, participatory planning and implementation of educational technology.- Emerging technologies.- Mobile technologies.- Tools and technologies for learning in complex domains.- Adaptive technologies.- Virtual/synthetic learning.- Emerging representation technologies.- Web 2.0 communications tools and technologies.- Technology integration.- TPACK.- Technology integration in schools.- Technology integration in work settings.- Technology integration in health care.- Technology integration in public service contexts.- Technology integration in multi-cultural settings.- Technology integration for problem solving and decision making.- Technology integration and generational differences.- Assessment and evaluation.- Collecting and analyzing data.- Program evaluation and research.- Assessing educational technologies in various domains.- Model-centered assessment.- Formative assessments.- Looking forward: Innovative educational technology around the globe.- Educational technology, funding opportunities and programs.- The learning sciences and instructional design technologies.- Costs and benefits of educational technology.- Educational technology and developing countries.- The philosophy of science and educational technologies.- The future of educational technology research. ¿