lections and Services,” edited by Ciara Healy), pp. 391–401 © 2010 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract This article articulates the findings of two research studies. The first, a national survey, explores the educational background and current job responsibilities of media librarians. The second, a web analysis, assesses media-related curriculum components of accredited libra...

It is easy to feel overwhelmed with the tantalizing array of instructional technologies available. How do educators choose the ones to use? We are part of a distributed team of instructional designers, evaluation consultants, and new media specialists within the University of Alberta (Canada). Until recently, we worked together as instructional developers in Academic Technologies for Learning (...

Online simulations an efficient and effective means of delivering engaging educational experiences. Soft skill simulations, which utilize rich media, are particularly immersive. There are many advantages in using online rich media simulations such as educational effectiveness and reduction in cost. The key barrier to their mainstream adoption is the complexity involved in their designing develo...

Construction kits represent a venerable, creative, and (occasionally) even beautiful genre of educational toys for children. Nonetheless, traditional construction kits have limitations as educational media. In the past decade, a number of research efforts have attempted to address these limitations by augmenting construction kit design with various types of computational media. This paper descr...

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Multimedia technology allows information to be organized and represented in a wide variety of ways. For a computer-based educational environment to be effective, the subject matter must be presented in a clear and comprehensible format. Many multimedia applications organize information based on its physical format, i.e., sound clips, still images, text, and so on. However it is also possible to...

Electronic media, particularly television, have long been criticized for their potential impact on children. One area for concern is how early media exposure influences cognitive development and academic achievement. Heather Kirkorian, Ellen Wartella, and Daniel Anderson summarize the relevant research and provide suggestions for maximizing the positive effects of media and minimizing the negat...

UNLABELLED Social media, which can be defined as dynamic and interactive online communication forums, are becoming increasingly popular, not only for the general public but also for radiologists. In addition to assisting radiologists in finding useful profession-related information and interactive educational material in all kinds of formats, they can also contribute towards improving communica...