The Knowledge Medium: Designing Effective  Computer-Based Educational Learning Environments

This timely new publication examines the notion of computer as medium and what such an idea might mean for education. The Knowledge Medium : Designing Effective Computer-Based Educational Learning Environments suggests that the understanding of computers as a medium may be a key to re-envisioning educational technology. Because the subject is interdisciplinary, combining science with the humanities, the theoretical discussion draws from a broad range of disciplines: psychology, educational theory, film criticism, and computer science. Preface / Gary A. Berg -- Computer-based Learning Theory And Practice -- Learning Theory And Technology -- Educational And Instructional Film -- Audio Recordings And Radio For Educational Purposes -- Educational And Instructional Television -- Programmed Instruction And Computer-assisted Instruction Movements -- Learning Theory: Behaviorism Versus Constructivism -- Piaget -- Vygotsky And Cooperative Learning Theory -- Skinner -- Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, And Self-regulated Learning -- Adult Learning Theory -- Tutorial Method: Profiling, Customization And Agents -- Specific Techniques -- Group Method: Virtual Teams And Communities -- To Group Or Not To Group -- Traditional Notions Of Community In Higher Education -- Social Or Group Learning Theories -- Research Literature On Group Method In Computer Environments -- Virtual Teams In Business -- Interdependent Tasks -- Leadership -- Social Communication -- Project Management -- Threaded Conversations/chat -- Computer-mediated Conferencing -- Human-computer Interaction In Education -- Human Factors -- Usability -- Interface Design -- Goms Models -- Command Language Versus Direct Manipulation -- Hypertext -- Graphic And Visual Issues -- Metaphor -- Animation -- Organizational Issues -- Task Analysis -- Interactivity And Navigation -- Interaction With Media -- Computer Tools For Learning -- Critical Thinking -- Concept Mapping -- Teaching With Programming -- Mindtools -- Cognitive Amplification -- Faculty And Teaching Issues -- Computer As Medium -- Film Theory. Gary A. Berg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 207-220) And Index. When sound finally came to film in 1927 with The Jazz Singer, producers went first to the Broadway stage looking for actors, writers, and directors.