Putting People First: Human Issues in Instructional Technology
1st Edition, 2009
By Anastasia Marie Trekles
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
- Introduction
- Human Issues, Professional Standards, and Certification Programs
- Who This Book is For
- Using this Book
Chapter One: Trends, Issues, and The Human Side of Technology
- Trends and Issues in Technology Today
- Today's Internet Users
- Learning Outside and Inside the Classroom Walls
- Individual Differences and the Digital Divide
- Assistive Technologies
- Security, Ethics and the Law
- Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Case Study Response
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Two: Understanding Today's Learners
- How People Learn - Learning Theories and Models
- Types of Learning and Bloom's Taxonomy
- Learning Styles
- Types of Learning Style Preferences and the Felder-Silverman Index of Learning Styles
- What's Your Style?
- Learning Style and Delivery Mismatches
- Adult Learning Theory
- Learning Styles and Technology
- Digital Immigrants, Digital Natives, and Digital Literacy
- Digital Literacy and Gaming
- Designing Simulations for Software Training
- Commercial Gaming in Business and Medicine
- Multiple Levels of Challenge and Multiple Learning Styles in Discovery Education Science Connection Software
- Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Learner Analysis and Instructional Design
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Three: Understanding the Digital Divide
- The Multifaceted Nature of the Digital Divide
- Problems Surrounding Motivation and the Digital Divide
- Access to Technology - Another Roadblock in Crossing the Digital Divide
- Skills and Usage Access
- Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Interviews Across the Digital Divide
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Four: Considerations for a Connected World
- Web 2.0: An Overview
- Person-to-Person Communication: Email, Text Messaging, IM, and Computer-to-Computer Calling
- Email's Potential Pitfalls
- Text, Instant Messaging, and Computer-to-Computer Calling
- Messaging Potential Pitfalls
- Uses for Teaching and Learning
- Open Knowledge-Sharing: Discussion Forums, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, and Wikis
- The Rise of Blogs and Wikis
- Potential Pitfalls
- Uses for Teaching and Learning
- New Takes on Interactive Media: Podcasting and Media Sharing
- Media Sharing
- Potential Pitfalls
- Uses for Teaching and Learning
- Brave New Venues: Mashups, Social Networks, and Virtual Worlds
- Social Networking
- Virtual Worlds
- Potential Pitfalls
- Uses for Teaching and Learning
- Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Integrating Web 2.0 into Instruction
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Five: Physical Learning Environments and Learning Space Design
- Space and Learning
- Learning Space Design Guidelines
- Basic Human Needs and Universal Design
- Interaction, Community, and Collaboration
- Supporting Individual Learning and Quiet Reflection
- Imagineering Your Learning Space - A Summary
- Implementation: Good Design Through Good Decisions
- Assessment of Learning Space Designs
- Case Study: The Learning Commons at Purdue University Calumet
- Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Redesigning a Learning Space
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Six: Assistive Technologies and Information Accessibility
- Disability and Assistive Technology
- Assistive Technologies for Mobility
- Assistive Technologies for Vision
- Assistive Technologies for Hearing and Communication
- Assistive Technologies for Literacy and Learning
- Planning and Evaluating Assistive Technology Implementation: A Framework
- Assistive Technologies: Summary and Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Accommodating Every Learner
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Seven: Beyond the Classroom Walls: Distance Learning Environments
- Understanding Distance Education
- The Human Side of Distance Education
- Looking Through the Learner's Eyes: Instructional Design for Distance Education
- Synchronous Distance Education Technologies
- Interactive Video Conferencing
- Desktop Video and Web Conferencing
- Asynchronous Distance Education Technologies
- Course and Learning Content Management Systems
- Ensuring Equal Access to Online Information: Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- "Cooking Up" Distance Education: A Framework
- Final Considerations in Distance Education
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Designing Synchronous and Asynchronous Distance Learning Activities
- Thinking about Human Issues
Chapter Eight: Information and Computer Security
- Understanding and Teaching About Security
- First Lines of Defense: Fighting Against Viruses and Malware
- Teaching About Security Rule of Thumb 1: Proceed With Caution
- Teaching About Security Rule of Thumb 2: Secure Your Identity
- Teaching About Security Rule of Thumb 3: Encrypt Personal Data
- Security Tools of the Trade and Places to Learn More
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Security Training and Planning
- Thinking about Human Issues
Chapter Nine: Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
- Basic Components of Copyright
- Provisions Within the Law: Fair Use and the Digital Age
- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- The TEACH Act
- Are You Infringing on Someone's Rights?
- Staying Legal Today and in the Future
- Getting Permission
- Software Licensing
- Creative Commons Licensing of Artistic Works
- Orphan Works
- Conclusion
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Analyzing Copyright, the DMCA, and Current Interpretations of the Law
- Thinking about Human Issues
Chapter Ten: Acceptable Use Policies
- Primary Components of an Acceptable Use Policy
- Overview and Purpose
- Acceptable and Unacceptable Use
- Penalties and Enforcement
- Disclaimers and Conclusion
- Guidelines for Writing a Human-Focused AUP
- Sample Policies and Further Exploration
- The Standards Connection
- Activity: Evaluating and Revising Existing Acceptable Use Policies
- Thinking About Human Issues
Chapter Eleven: Putting it All Together
- Looking Back: What You Have Learned
- Case Study: Technology, Training, and Teaching at the K-12 Schools
- Case Study: Organizing Industrial and Healthcare
Training Across Distances
- Case Study: Teaching Online at the College
Level
- Activity: Building Human-Focused Instruction
and Learning Spaces
- Further Exploration
- Professional Organizations
- Professional Journals and Periodicals
- Books and Other Publications
Glossary
References
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