Table of Contents
Foreword viii
Acknowledgements x
Contributors xi
Editorial Advisory Board xiii
1 Mapping the Field and Terminology 1Nick Rushby and Daniel W. Surry
2 How People Learn 15Jeroen van Merriënboer
3 What is Technology? 35Martin Oliver
4 Learning Theory and Technology: A Reciprocal Relationship 58Peggy A. Ertmer and Timothy J. Newby
5 Evolution of Learning Technologies 77Maggie McPherson
6 Learning Technology at Home and Preschool 96Lydia Plowman
7 Problem Spaces: A Framework and Questions for Critical Engagement with Learning Technologies in Formal Educational Contexts 113Keith Turvey and Norbert Pachler
8 Learning Technology in Higher Education 131Johannes Cronje
9 Learning Technology in Business and Industry 145Clark Quinn
10 Educational Technologies in Distance Education: Off-campus and Online, but on Course? 160Yoni Ryan and Colin Latchem
11 Learning Technology and Lifelong Informal, Self-Directed, and Non-formal Learning 180Colin Latchem
12 Learning with Technologies in Resource-constrained Environments 200Dick Ng’ambi and Vivienne Bozalek
13 Competencies for Designers, Instructors, and Online Learners 221Barbara L. Grabowski, Michael Beaudoin, and Tiffany A. Koszalka
14 Digital Learning Environments 242George Veletsianos
15 How to Succeed with Online Learning 261Phil Green
16 Diversity and Inclusion in the Learning Enterprise: Implications for Learning Technologies 287Robbin Chapman
17 Sins of Omission: The Search for Missing Signs by Abandoned e-Learners 301Ruth Gannon-Cook
18 Equity, Access, and the Digital Divide in Learning Technologies: Historical Antecedents, Current Issues, and Future Trends 327Marshall Jones and Rebecca Bridges
19 University Learning Technology Control and Security: Requires Teamwork to Succeed 348Donald Tharp and Greg Chamberlain
20 The Design of Learning 372Daniel Spikol
21 Mobile Learning and Social Networking 390John Traxler
22 The Utility of Games for Society, Business, and Politics: A Frame-reflective Discourse Analysis 406Igor Mayer, Harald Warmelink, and Qiqi Zhou
23 The Investment in Learning Technologies: Evidencing Value for Money? 436Jane Massy
24 Technology Planning in Schools 455David C. Ensminger
25 Surviving the Next Generation of Organizations—as Leaders 484Eugene Kowch
26 Futureproofing 508Steve Harmon and Wayne Dennison
27 Towards a Research Agenda for Educational Technology Research 523Paul A. Kirschner and Liesbeth Kester
28 The Dystopian Futures 542Neil Selwyn
29 Utopian Futures for Learning Technologies 557Marcus Childress
Index 571