Educational Media and Technology Yearbook

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology

   1. Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology

      • Daisyane Barreto, Michael Orey

      Pages 3-5

   2. Where is the Design in Instructional Design? The Role of Visual Aesthetics in the Field

      • Lori A. Brown, Linda L. Lohr, James E. Gall, Anna Ursyn

      Pages 7-25

   3. Improving Learning and Performance in Diverse Contexts: The Role and Importance of Theoretical Diversity

      • Ray K. Haynes, Yonjoo Cho

      Pages 27-43

   4. Trends and Issues: The Consumption and Sustainability of Digital Media in the Modern Global Economy

      • Gabrielle Garner

      Pages 45-54

   5. Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology: Despite Lean Times, Continued Interest and Opportunity in K-12, Business, and Higher Education

      • Abbie Brown, Tim Green

      Pages 55-71

   6. Introduction to the Qualitative Inquiry Award

      • Robert Maribe Branch

      Pages 73-74

   7. Social Capital Influences upon Internet Usage of Rural Guatemalan English Teachers

      • Douglas Tedford

      Pages 75-86

4. Trends and Issues in Library and Information Science

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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5. Trends and Issues in Library and Information Science

   1. Trends and Issues in Library and Information Science

      • Stephanie A. Jones

      Pages 89-91

   2. From Paper to Pixel: The Promise and Challenges of Digital Textbooks for K-12 Schools

      • Marcia Mardis, Nancy Everhart

      Pages 93-118

   3. Preparing Education Professionals for K-12 Online Learning Programs

      • Kathryn Kennedy, Dawn Tysinger, Carrie Bailey, Jason LaFrance

      Pages 119-126

   4. The Web 2.0 Connection: An Exploratory Study of School Library Services for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

      • Daniella Smith

      Pages 127-142

6. Organizations and Associations in North America

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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7. Organizations and Associations in North America

   1. Organizations and Associations

      • Michael Orey

      Pages 145-145

   2. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012: Vol. 37

      • Michael Orey

      Pages 147-219

8. Graduate Programs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221

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9. Graduate Programs

   1. Graduate Programs

      • Michael Orey

      Pages 223-223

   2. Educational Media & Technology Yearbook, 2012, Vol. 37

      • Michael Orey

      Pages 225-357

​​​ ​As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies—a trend on full display in the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook for 2012. This latest edition, volume 37, from the Association for Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) notes the most current trends in the field of learning design and technology, taking into account the implications for both formal and informal learning. The majority of articles train their focus on graduate and professional goals, including an analysis of doctoral programs in educational technology and new collaborative learning platforms. Library science is a featured component of this analysis and Library Science programs are featured prominently in this analysis. Mediagraphy and profiles of leaders in the field are also included.

• AECT
• Computer assisted isntruction
• Computer assisted learning
• Distance education
• TEL
• Techology enhanced learning
• learning and instruction

• , Educational Psych & Instructional Tech., University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Michael Orey

• , Dept. Leadership, Tech. & Dvpmt, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA

  Stephanie A. Jones

• , Educational Psychology and Instructiona, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Robert Maribe Branch

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