Ebook: New Directions in Educational Technology

This book is based on the workshop that kickstarted the NATO Science Committee Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology. We invited the leaders in the field to attend this inaugural meeting and were delighted by the quality of the attendance, the papers delivered at the workshop and this book. Many of the authors have subsequently run other meetings funded by the Special Programme and have, or are in the process of, editing books which focus on particular topics. This book covers all the major themes in the area ranging from fundamental theoretical work to empirical studies of state of the art technological innovations. Tim O'Shea chaired the NATO Survey Group which planned the Programme and the subsequent Panel which disbursed funds in the first two years of the Programme. He would like to thank the other group and panel members, namely, Professor N Balacheff, Professor D Bjomer, Professor H Bouma, Professor P C Duchastel, Professor A Dias de Figueiredo, Dr D Jonassen and Professor T Liao. He would like to offer his special thanks to Dr L V da Cunha the NATO Programme Director for his unfailing support and patience. Eileen Scanlon was the Director of the Workshop which is the basis of this book. She offers heartfelt thanks to the contributors and to the following who provided practical help with the meeting or the production of this book: Mrs Pauline Adams, Dr Mike Baker, Mrs Kathy Evans, Mrs Patricia Roe, Mr Dave Perry and Ms Fiona Spensley.

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This book is based on the workshop that kickstarted the NATO Science Committee Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology. The book covers all the major themes in the area ranging from fundamental theoreticalwork to empirical studies of state-of-the-art technological innovations. Topics covered include: instructional systems and instructional theory, a design science of education, task-specific theories of learning, computers in teaching and learning, new directions in educational technology, the coevolution of technology and the educational environment, intelligent tutoring systems that teach knowledge rather than skills, hypertext for learning, technology for distance education, tools for scientific thinking, constructing student knowledge in science, technology in the context of the English school system, research in advanced educational technology, tutors for programming,problem solving and explanation in intelligent tutoring systems, mental models and understanding, and a Microworld-based approach to science education.

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This book is based on the workshop that kickstarted the NATO Science Committee Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology. The book covers all the major themes in the area ranging from fundamental theoreticalwork to empirical studies of state-of-the-art technological innovations. Topics covered include: instructional systems and instructional theory, a design science of education, task-specific theories of learning, computers in teaching and learning, new directions in educational technology, the coevolution of technology and the educational environment, intelligent tutoring systems that teach knowledge rather than skills, hypertext for learning, technology for distance education, tools for scientific thinking, constructing student knowledge in science, technology in the context of the English school system, research in advanced educational technology, tutors for programming,problem solving and explanation in intelligent tutoring systems, mental models and understanding, and a Microworld-based approach to science education.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Instructional Systems Need Instructional Theory: Comments on a Truism....Pages 1-13
Toward a Design Science of Education....Pages 15-22
A Workbench for Discovering Task Specific Theories of Learning....Pages 23-31
Computers in Teaching and Learning: An Interpretation of Current Practices and Suggestions for Future Directions....Pages 33-50
New Directions for Educational Technology....Pages 51-59
Formative Experiments on the Coevolution of Technology and the Educational Environment....Pages 61-70
Towards Intelligent Tutoring Systems that Teach Knowledge Rather than Skills: Five Research Questions....Pages 71-96
The Present and Future of Intelligent Tutoring Systems....Pages 97-106
Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Navigating the Rocky Road to Success....Pages 107-122
Designing Hypertext for Learning....Pages 123-130
A Prototype Futuristic Technology for Distance Education....Pages 131-138
Tools for Scientific Thinking: Learning Physical Concepts with Real-Time Laboratory Measurement Tools....Pages 139-151
Constructing Student Knowledge in Science....Pages 153-170
Technology for All Pupils: An English School System Context....Pages 171-176
Research in Advanced Educational Technology: Two Methods....Pages 177-189
Towards More Versatile Tutors for Programming....Pages 191-198
Problem Solving and Explanation in Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Issues for Future Research....Pages 199-210
Mental Models and Understanding: A Problem for Science Education....Pages 211-226
A Microworld-Based Approach to Science Education....Pages 227-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-256

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This book is based on the workshop that kickstarted the NATO Science Committee Special Programme on Advanced Educational Technology. The book covers all the major themes in the area ranging from fundamental theoreticalwork to empirical studies of state-of-the-art technological innovations. Topics covered include: instructional systems and instructional theory, a design science of education, task-specific theories of learning, computers in teaching and learning, new directions in educational technology, the coevolution of technology and the educational environment, intelligent tutoring systems that teach knowledge rather than skills, hypertext for learning, technology for distance education, tools for scientific thinking, constructing student knowledge in science, technology in the context of the English school system, research in advanced educational technology, tutors for programming,problem solving and explanation in intelligent tutoring systems, mental models and understanding, and a Microworld-based approach to science education.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Instructional Systems Need Instructional Theory: Comments on a Truism....Pages 1-13
Toward a Design Science of Education....Pages 15-22
A Workbench for Discovering Task Specific Theories of Learning....Pages 23-31
Computers in Teaching and Learning: An Interpretation of Current Practices and Suggestions for Future Directions....Pages 33-50
New Directions for Educational Technology....Pages 51-59
Formative Experiments on the Coevolution of Technology and the Educational Environment....Pages 61-70
Towards Intelligent Tutoring Systems that Teach Knowledge Rather than Skills: Five Research Questions....Pages 71-96
The Present and Future of Intelligent Tutoring Systems....Pages 97-106
Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Navigating the Rocky Road to Success....Pages 107-122
Designing Hypertext for Learning....Pages 123-130
A Prototype Futuristic Technology for Distance Education....Pages 131-138
Tools for Scientific Thinking: Learning Physical Concepts with Real-Time Laboratory Measurement Tools....Pages 139-151
Constructing Student Knowledge in Science....Pages 153-170
Technology for All Pupils: An English School System Context....Pages 171-176
Research in Advanced Educational Technology: Two Methods....Pages 177-189
Towards More Versatile Tutors for Programming....Pages 191-198
Problem Solving and Explanation in Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Issues for Future Research....Pages 199-210
Mental Models and Understanding: A Problem for Science Education....Pages 211-226
A Microworld-Based Approach to Science Education....Pages 227-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-256
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