This is Volume 44 of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. For the past 40 years, our Yearbook has contributed to the field of Educational Technology in presenting contemporary topics, ideas, and developments regarding diverse technology tools for educational purposes. The Yearbook has inspired researchers, practitioners, and teachers to…

Drawing on the deeply engaging characteristics of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), we refer to these three concepts collectively as "immersive media" (IM). IM are often thought of as new concepts, which may hold true in their integrated, holistic forms. However, the technological and psychological…

This book is Volume 43 of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. For the past 40 years, our Yearbook has contributed to the field of Educational Technology by presenting contemporary topics, ideas, and developments regarding diverse technology tools for education. The Yearbook has inspired researchers, practitioners, and teachers to…

This is Volume 42 of the "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook." For the past 40 years, the Yearbook has contributed to the field of Educational Technology in presenting contemporary topics, ideas, and developments regarding diverse technology tools for educational purposes. This Yearbook has inspired researchers, practitioners, and…

Includes biographies of three people who have made significant contributions to the field of educational media and technology: (1) Donald P. Ely and his widespread teaching, research, and service contributions; (2) James Okey's contributions in instructional technology; and (3) Constance Dorothea Weinman as a pioneer in the use of educational…

Reports on the current status (purpose, membership, activities, publications, conferences, officers) of six professional organizations: AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology); AMTEC (Association for Media and Technology in Canada); ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement); ISTE (International Society for…

Reviews three basic Internet functions, i.e. communications such as e-mail, remote logon, and file transfer, and highlights useful Internet resources for media technologists in each. Several useful tools to aid in using the Internet are discussed, including gopher, World Wide Web, Veronica, and WAIS (Wide Area Information Server). (LRW)

Includes annotated entries for associations and organizations headquartered in the United States and Canada whose interests are in some manner significant to the fields of instructional technology and educational media. The U.S. section begins with a classified list designed to facilitate location of organizations by their specialized interests or…

Includes biographies of two educational media and technology leaders: (1) Robert Morgan, a psychologist who saw the potential of educational technology through working with programmed instruction; and (2) L. Paul Saettler, a historian for instructional and educational technology. (LRW)

The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition highlights innovative Trends and Issues in Learning…

Discusses the influence of James Finn on the curriculum of instructional technology, including a connection with related disciplines, expansion of the literature, the introduction of new courses dealing with new technologies, the importance of media and machines, and the impact of technology on educational institutions. (LRW)

Lists commercially available books in the field of educational media and technology that carry a 1992, 1993, or 1994 copyright date. Books are grouped in the following categories: (1) the field of educational technology; (2) design functions; (3) delivery options; (4) applications and settings; and (5) emerging issues. Major publishers and…

Provides annotated entries for several hundred media-related associations and organizations in the United States and Canada. A list of organization names arranged in 40 subject categories serves as an index to the alphabetical list, which contains descriptive information on each of the organizations. Canadian organizations are listed separately.…

Lists annotated entries for associations and organizations headquartered in the United States and Canada whose interests are in some manner significant to the fields of instructional technology and educational media. The U.S. section includes a classified list to facilitate location of organizations by their specialized interests or services. (AEF)

Presents profiles of two leaders in the field of educational media and technology: Carolyn Guss and Mendel Sherman, both retired professors from Indiana University's program in Information Systems Technology. (KRN)