Sinposis

THE ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION PROVIDES A COMMON VOCABULARY AND CONCEPTUAL SCHEMA OF TEACHING AND LEARNING THAT IS FULLY APPLICABLE TO ALL FORMS OF INSTRUCTION IN OUR DIGITAL-CENTRIC ERA. THIS CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY'S CONTEMPORARY SEMANTICS AND CONSTRUCTS FILLS A MAJOR GAP IN THE LOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTION, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG FACILITATORS, LEARNERS, AND RESOURCES. THE BOOK PROPOSES A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANIZING RESEARCH AND THEORY, CLEAR CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS FOR ITS BASIC ELEMENTS, AND A NEW TYPOLOGY OF TEACHING-LEARNING ARRANGEMENTS TO SIMPLIFY THE SELECTION OF OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR A VARIETY OF LEARNING GOALS. AS TRENDS IN MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND METHODOLOGY CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, THESE HISTORICALLY CONTEXTUAL, BACK-TO-BASICS PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS WILL BE INVALUABLE TO ALL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERS.