Advancements in instructional technology offer an array of unprecedented opportunities and challenges for persons engaged in personnel development. This article first defines instructional technology, identifies current issues in higher education, and then identifies specific instructional designs, strategies, and media applications for persons involved in early childhood special education personnel preparation.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Applebone, P. (1999, April 4). The online revolution is not the end of civilization as we know it: But almost: Education.com. Education Life, 26-29, 36-38.
2.
Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), Division for Early Childhood (DEC), & National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (1994). Position statement: Personnel standards for early education and early intervention. Reston, VA : DEC/CEC.
3.
Bakken, J.P., & Aloia, G.F. (1998). Evaluating the World Wide Web. Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(5), 48-52.
4.
Belland J.C. (2000). Extension and augmentation of the 1994 definition of the field of instructional technology by Seels and Richey. Unpublished manuscript.
5.
Chamberlain, M. N. (Ed.). (1980). New directions for continuing education, v.5. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass .
6.
Dede, C. (1996). The evolution of distance: Emerging technologies and distributed learning. American Journal of Distance Education , 10(2), 4-36.
7.
Grossman, W.M. (1999, July). Cyberview: Online U. Scientific American, 41.
8.
Guskin, A.E. (1994a, July/August). Reducing student costs and enhancing student learning, Part I: Restructuring the administration. Change, 23-29.
9.
Guskin, A.E. (1994b, September/October). Reducing student costs and enhancing student learning, Part II: Restructuring the role of faculty. Change, 16-25.
10.
Hains, A.H., Conceição-Runlee, S., Caro, P., & Marchel, M.A. (1999). Collaborative course development in early childhood special education through distance learning. Early Childhood Research & Practice [Online],1(1). Available: http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n1/v1n1.html
11.
Harasim, L., Hiltz, S.R., Teles, L., & Turoff, M. (1998). Learning networks: A field guide to teaching and learning online. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
12.
Institute for Higher Education Policy. (2000 ). Quality on the line: Bench-marks for success in internet-based distance education. [Online]. Washington, DC: Author. Available: http://www.ihep.com/PUB.htm
13.
Katz, L.G., & Rothenberg, D. (1996). Issues in dissemination: An ERIC perspective. ERIC Review [Online],5(1-2). Available: http://www.accesseric.org/resources/ericreview/vol5no1-2/lili.html
14.
Machtmes, K., & Asher, J.W. (2000). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of telecourses in distance education. The American Journal of Distance Education , 14(1), 27-46.
15.
McWilliam, P.J. (2000). Lives in progress: Case stories in early intervention . Baltimore: Brookes.
16.
Merisotis, J.P., & Phipps, R.A. (1999). What's the difference? Outcomes of distance vs. traditional classroom-based learning. Change, 31(3), 13-17.
17.
Moore, M.G., & Kearsley, G. (1996). Distance education: A systems approach. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing.
18.
Munshi, K.S. (1980). Mass media and continuing education: An overview . In M. N. Chamberlain (Ed.), Providing continuing education by media and technology (Vol. 5, pp. 1-14). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
19.
Newby, T.J., Stepich, D.A., Lehman, J.D., & Russell, J.D. (2000). Instructional technology for teaching and learning: Designing instruction, integrating computers, and using media (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
20.
Odom, S.L., & McLean, M.E. (1996). Early intervention/early childhood special education: Recommended practices. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
21.
Peters-Walters, S. (1998). Accessible Web site design. Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(5), 42-47.
22.
Phipps, R., & Merisotis, J. (1999). What's the difference? A review of contemporary research on the effectiveness of distance learning in higher education [Online] . Washington, DC: Institute for Higher Education Policy. Available: http://www.ihep.com/PUB.htm
23.
Ragan, L.C. (1999). Good teaching is good teaching: An emerging set of guiding principles and practices for the design and development of distance education. Cause/Effect [Online],22(1). Available: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem9915.html
24.
Rowland, C.J., Rule, S., & Decker, D. (1996). The promise and practical application of technology to prepare early intervention personnel. Infants and Young Children, 9(1), 63-74.
25.
Rule, S., & Stowitschek, J.J. (1991). Use of telecommunications for inservice support of teachers of students with disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology, 11(2), 57-63.
26.
Russell, T.L. (2000). The no significant difference phenomenon [Online] . Available: http://cuda.teleeducation.nb.ca/nosignificantdifference
27.
Saba, F. (2000). Evaluating distance education programs. DistanceEducation, 4(4), 1.
28.
Seels, B.B., & Richey, R.C. (1994). Instructional technology: The definition and domains of the field. Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
29.
Small, R.V. (1997). Assessing the motivational quality of world wide Web sites. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 407930)
30.
Smith, P.L., & Dillon, C.L. (1999). Comparing distance learning and classroom learning: Conceptual considerations. The American Journal of Distance Education, 13(2), 6-23.
31.
Smith, S.J., Martin, K.F., & Lloyd, J.W. (1998). Preparing prospective teachers on the Web. Teaching Exceptional Children, 30(5), 60-64.
32.
University of Illinois. (1999, December). Teaching at an Internet distance: The pedagogy of online teaching and learning. The report of a 1998-1999 University of Illinois faculty seminar [Online] . Available: http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/tid/report
33.
Verduin, J.R., & Clark, T.A. (1991). Distance education: The foundations of effective practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass .
34.
Winton, P. J., McCollum, J., & Catlett, C. (Eds.). (1997). Reforming personnel preparation in early intervention: Issues, models, and practical strategies. Baltimore: Brookes.
35.
Wolfe, B. (1998). Training that really makes them think. Paper presented at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Faculty Institute for Supporting Change and Reform in Interprofessional Preservice Training, Flat Rock, NC.
36.
Wolfe, B.L., & Snyder, P. (1997). Follow-up strategies: Ensuring that instruction makes a difference. In P. J. Winton, J. McCollum, & C. Catlett (Eds.), Reforming personnel preparation in early intervention: Issues, models, and practical strategies (pp. 173-190). Baltimore: Brookes.
