Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology (Handbook of Research On...)

Not only have educators and trainers alike begun to harness the power of instructional technology and human performance techniques, but now businesses and industries have incorporated these technologies for training development and performance improvement. The Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology provides theoretical understanding of the essential link between education, training development, organization development, performance improvement, and instructional technology. An innovative publication useful to worldwide businesses, industry, schools, and higher academic institutions, this Handbook of Research is instrumental in providing the latest knowledge related to instructional technology and human performance in order to meet the needs and challenges of tomorrow. Idea Group - Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology (10-2009) (ATTiCA)......Page 2 List of Contributors......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 23 Acknowledgment......Page 27 An Ontological Approach to Online Instructional Design......Page 30 Constructivist Instructional Design: A Blueprint for Online Course Design......Page 53 Classroom-in-a-Box: Rethinking Learning Community Classroom Environment Needs within Three-Dimensional Virtual Learning Environments......Page 72 Three Contexts Methodology: Strategies to Bring Reality to the Classroom......Page 92 Creating Supportive Multimedia Learning Environments......Page 117 Using CPS to Promote Active Learning......Page 135 Wired for Learning—Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Education......Page 148 Revisit Planning Effective Multimedia Instructions......Page 160 Applications of Second Life......Page 178 Using Concept Maps to Enhance Students’ Prior Knowledge in Complex Learning......Page 192 Interface Design, Positive Emotions and Multimedia Learning......Page 211 Blogging Minds on Web-Based Educational Projects......Page 224 Language Simulations for Fostering Language Acquisition and Communicative Competence in Adult Second-Language Learners......Page 239 Amateur Radio in Education......Page 252 My Experience Tells the Story: Exploring Technology Adoption from a Qualitative Perspective - A Pilot Study......Page 276 Framing Pedagogy, Diminishing Technology: Teachers Experience of Online Learning Software......Page 292 Online Studio Design Pedagogy: Community, Personality, Graphic Design, Usability......Page 313 Using Ontology for Personalized E-Learning in K-12 Education......Page 330 A Framework for Developing and Implementing u-Learning Models......Page 339 A Practical Guide to Evaluate Quality of Online Courses......Page 353 Web Accessibility Essentials for Online Course Developers......Page 373 Web Accessibility Policy for Students with Disabilities in U.S. Postsecondary Distance Education......Page 386 Pulse!!: Designing Medical Learningin Virtual Reality......Page 403 Multicultural e-Education: Student Learning Style, Culture and Performance......Page 421 Adaptation-Oriented Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems: When Adaptive Instructional Technologies Meet Intercultural Education......Page 442 Asian American Perspectives on Education and Technology......Page 460 Key Capabilities, Components, and Evolutionary Trends in Corporate E-Learning Systems......Page 475 Developing a Model for Information Society Competencies Required by Managers in the Information Society......Page 499 How People Learn with Computer Simulations......Page 514 The MORE Model for Faculty Development......Page 534 Object-Oriented Faculty Development: Training Teachers with Learning Objects......Page 546 Integrated Design of Web-Platform, Offline Supports, and Evaluation System for the Successful Implementation of University 2.0......Page 562 Compilation of References......Page 581 About the Contributors......Page 637 Index......Page 647

Not only have educators and trainers alike begun to harness the power of instructional technology and human performance techniques, but now businesses and industries have incorporated these technologies for training development and performance improvement.

The Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology provides theoretical understanding of the essential link between education, training development, organization development, performance improvement, and instructional technology. An innovative publication useful to worldwide businesses, industry, schools, and higher academic institutions, this Handbook of Research is instrumental in providing the latest knowledge related to instructional technology and human performance in order to meet the needs and challenges of tomorrow.

'This book addresses the connection between human performance and instructional technology with teaching and learning, offering innovative ideas for instructional technology applications and elearning'--Provided by publisher.