Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-based Teaching (Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design) - Hardcover

Tomei, Lawrence A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605668249 ISBN 13: 9781605668246

Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2009

Synopsis

Adult students demand a wider variety of instructional strategies that encompass real-world, interactive, cooperative, and discovery learning experiences. Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching explores how technology impacts the process of devising instructional plans as well as learning itself in adult students. Containing research from leading international experts, this publication proposes realistic and accurate archetypes to assist educators in incorporating state-of-the-art technologies into online instruction.

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About the Author

Lawrence A. Tomei is associate provost for academic affairs and a professor in education at Robert Morris University. Born in Akron, Ohio, he earned a BSBA from the University of Akron (1972) and entered the US Air Force, serving until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1994. Dr. Tomei completed his MPA and MEd at the University of Oklahoma (1975, 1978) and EdD from USC (1983). His articles and books on instructional technology include Professional Portfolios for Teachers (1999), Teaching Digitally: Integrating Technology Into the Classroom (2001), Technology Facade (2002), Challenges of Teaching with Technology Across the Curriculum (2003), and Taxonomy for the Technology Domain (2005).

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605668249
• ISBN 13: 9781605668246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 341