Teaching and Learning with Technology : Beyond Constructivism (Hardcover)

Foreword  Chris Dede 
Part I: Introduction and State of the Field  1. Technologies and the Classroom Come to Age after Century of Growth  Catherine C. Schifter and Concetta M. Stewart 
Part II: Achieving Social Closeness through Authentic Learning Exchanges  2. Effects of Web-Enhanced Course Materials on College Students’ Engagement and Learning Outcomes  Xigen Li  3. From Homer to High Tech: The Impact of Social Presence and Media Richness on Online Mentoring in Higher Education  Jamie S. Switzer  4. Educating Educators for Virtual Schooling: Communicating Roles and Responsibilities  Chad Harms, Dale S. Niederhauser, Niki E. Davis, M. D. Roblyer and Stephen B. Gilbert 
Part III: Media-Rich Environments Building Stronger Connections  5. A New Lens for Learning in the Communications Field: The Effectiveness of Video Lectures with Asynchronous, Synchronous Discussions in Online/Distance Education  Amy Schmitz Weiss  6. A New Educational Technology for Media and Communication Studies: Mapping Media in Australia and Sweden  Christina Spurgeon, Christy Collis, Marcus Foth and Pernilla Severson  7. Not Your Father’s Educational Technology: A Case Study in Mobile Media and Journalism Education  Susan Jacobson and Karen Turner 
Part IV: Complex Virtual Systems: Making Learning Spatially and Socially Whole  8. Virtual Reality in Education  Veronica S. Pantelidis and David C. Vinciguerra  9. A User Centered Approach for Building Design Guidelines for the Use of Virtual Actors in CVEs for Learning  Daphne Economou  10. Matching Computer Game Genres to Educational Outcomes  John L. Sherry  11. The Virtual Harlem Experiments  James J. Sosnoski  12. The Unique Features of Educational Virtual Environments  Tassos A. Mikropoulos and Joan Bellou 
Part V: Discussion and Conclusion  13. ‘Real’ Learning in Virtual Worlds: An Integration of Media, Curricula and Pedagogy through Telepresence  Melissa E. Markaridian Selverian and Concetta M. Stewart