Educational technology - an introduction

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This is an outline for a print text on educational technology - DSchneider 16:37, 26 June 2006 (MEST)

Introduction

Definitions of the field

A short history

The role of technology and media in education

Learning theoretical foundations

What do they mean by learning ?

Learning types and learning levels

Pedagogical foundations

Education, pedagogy and instruction

Pedagogical strategies and tactics

Instructional design

Categorization of learning designs

Major instructional designs

(abstract scenarios)


Technologies in education

Overview

Interactive multimedia

Communication tools

Cognitive tools

Standards

Assessment tools

Student management tools

Major technologies

This chaper will contain a list of today's most important technologies used in education.


Research and development

Research schools in educational technology

Development methodology

Evaluation methodology

Change management

The relation between research and the field

Various stuff

(to put somewhere else)

Ergonomics

Motivation and Affect

Innovation: how and why does Edutech evolve ?