M.D. Roblyer has been a technology-using teacher, professor, and contributor to the field of educational technology for nearly 40 years and has authored or co-authored hundreds of books, monographs, articles, columns, and papers on educational technology research and practice. Her other books for Pearson Education include Starting Out on the Internet: A Learning Journey for Teachers; Technology Tools for Teachers: A Microsoft Office Tutorial (with Steven C. Mills); and Educational Technology in Action: Problem-based Exercises for Technology Integration.

She began her exploration of technology’s benefits for teaching in 1971 as a graduate student at one of the country’s first successful instructional computer training sites, Pennsylvania State University, where she helped write tutorial literacy lessons in the Coursewriter II authoring language on an IBM 1500 dedicated instructional mainframe computer. While obtaining a Ph.D. in instructional systems at Florida State University, she worked on several major courseware development and training projects with Control Data Corporation’s PLATO system. In 1981–1982, she designed one of the early microcomputer software series Grammar Problems for Practice, in conjunction with the Milliken Publishing Company.

Currently, Dr. Roblyer is Adjunct Professor of Instructional Technology and Distance Education (ITDE) at Nova Southeastern University, chairing dissertations for ITDE doctoral students. She serves on editorial boards of various technology and research journals and is past-president of two AERA Special Interest Groups. Her current research focus is promoting student success in virtual school environments and exploring ways to increase interactive qualities in virtual courses. She is married to fellow FSU Ph.D., William R. Wiencke and is the mother of a daughter, Paige.

Aaron H. Doering

Aaron Doering is an associate professor in the Learning Technologies program at the University of Minnesota. He holds the Bonnie Westby Huebner Endowed Chair in Education and Technology, is a co-director of the Learning Technologies Media Lab, is a Laureate of the prestigious humanitarian Tech Awards, and is a fellow for the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment. Doering received his Ph.D. in instructional systems and technology and a masters in geography.

Doering serves on numerous editorial boards and gives hundreds of talks a year on adventure learning, engagement, and motivation and his academic writing is focused on how to design and develop adventure learning (AL) environments, the impact of AL inside and outside the classroom, designing and developing online distance learning environments, and K-12 technology integration. He is also the PI of numerous projects such as Earthducation, an investigation of education and sustainability on every continent; Explore15, a user-driven adventure learning environment where students and teachers create their own AL environments; North of Sixty, where students throughout the world are collecting, analyzing, and sharing climate change data; and GeoThentic, a learning environment where teachers teach and students learn geography using geospatial technologies.

Doering has always had a passion for the environment and education from his childhood days of growing up on a farm in southern Minnesota. He always realized that our personal actions have a huge impact on our environment and that we need to be cognizant of how we are all interconnected. From his experiences teaching middle and high school social studies, to working at the National Geographic Society, to the thousands of miles he has spent crossing the circumpolar Arctic, Doering’s mission in life is to make a difference in the world through education.

INTRODUCTION: THE “BIG PICTURE” ON TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

YESTERDAY ’S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: HOW THE PAST HAS SHAPED THE PRESENT

TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES: SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ISSUES: CONDITIONS THAT SHAPE PRACTICE

TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS

TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION: DEVELOPING A SOUND RATIONALE

TOMORROW’S EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: EMERGING TRENDS IN TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS

Chapter 2      THEORY INTO PRACTICE: Foundations for Effective Technology Integration

OVERVIEW OF FACTORS IN SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION 

OVERVIEW OF LEARNING THEORY FOUNDATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION 

LEARNING THEORY FOUNDATIONS OF DIRECTED INTEGRATION MODELS

LEARNING THEORY FOUNDATIONS OF CONSTRUCTIVIST INTEGRATION MODELS

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES BASED ON DIRECTED AND CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORIES

A TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PLANNING (TIP) MODEL FOR TEACHERS

WHEN TECHNOLOGY WORKS BEST: ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Chapter 3      INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE FOR 21ST CENTURY TEACHING

AN INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE

DRILL-AND-PRACTICE TEACHING FUNCTIONS

TUTORIAL TEACHING FUNCTIONS

SIMULATION TEACHING FUNCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONAL GAME TEACHING FUNCTIONS

PROBLEM-SOLVING TEACHING FUNCTIONS

INTEGRATED LEARNING SYSTEMS

Chapter 4      TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR 21ST CENTURY TEACHING: The Basic Suite

INTRODUCTION TO THE BASIC SOFTWARE TOOL SUITE

USING WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

USING SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

USING PRESENTATION SOFTWARE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING 

Chapter 5      TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR 21ST CENTURY TEACHING: Beyond the Basics

INTRODUCTION TO OTHER SOFTWARE SUPPORT TOOLS

USING MATERIALS GENERATORS

USING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TOOLS

USING GRAPHICS TOOLS

USING PLANNING AND ORGANIZING TOOLS

USING RESEARCH AND REFERENCE TOOLS

USING TOOLS TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC CONTENT AREAS

Chapter 6      HYPERMEDIA TOOLS FOR 21^st CENTURY TEACHING

INTRODUCTION TO HYPERMEDIA CONCEPTS

OVERVIEW OF HYPERMEDIA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TYPE 1: PRESENTATION HYPERMEDIA

MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TYPE 2: AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTION AND EDITING SYSTEMS

MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TYPE 3: HYPERMEDIA PRODUCTION SOFTWARE

MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TYPE 4: VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

Chapter 7      DISTANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING AND THE ROLE OF THE OF THE INTERNET

AN EVOLVING USE OF THE INTERNET: DISTANCE EDUCATION

THE INTERNET

USING THE INTERNET FEATURES AND TOOLS: NAVIGATION

USING INTERNET FEATURES AND TOOLS: SEARCHING AND STORING

USING INTERNET FEATURES AND TOOLS: COMMUNICATING

USING INTERNET FEATURES AND TOOLS: SOCIAL NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIONS

WEB COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT

APPLYING APPS IN EDUCATION

Chapter 8      DEVELOPING AND USING WEB-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

INTRODUCTION TO WEB-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES: FROM LESSONS TO ONLINE COURSES

DEVELOPING WEB-BASED LESSONS

DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING WEB-BASED PROGRAMS AND LESSONS

Chapter 9      TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY AND LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH AND LANGUAE ARTS

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

Chapter 10    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN FOREIGN AND SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN FOREIGN AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING 

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR ELL AND FL INSTRUCTION 

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN ELL AND FL LEARNING 

Chapter 11    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN SCIENCE INSTRUCTION 

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION 

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION

Chapter 12    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION 

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN SOCIAL STUDIES

Chapter 13    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC AND ART INSTRUCTION

THE ARTS IN THE INFORMATION AGE 

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN MUSIC INSTRUCTION

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR MUSIC INSTRUCTION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN ART INSTRUCTION

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR ART INSTRUCTION

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN ART AND MUSIC EDUCATION

Chapter 14    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION 

Chapter 15    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Glossary 419

References 429

Name Index 443

Subject Index 447

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