So I'm finishing up my syllabus and reading list for this fall's
Foundations of Educational Technology class. It is meant to be the introductory course for all our Master's and Doctoral students. I initially started with the syllabus used at Utah State (my alma mater), and from there I worked on it and tried to get it to what I thought and felt was relevant for our students today. Here's what I've got so far (and that's pretty much how it's going to stay unless something crazy happens):
• Clark, J. & Dede, C. (2006, June).
Robust designs for scalability. Paper to be presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Research Symposia, Bloomington, IN.
• Ely, D.P. & Plomp, T. (1996).
Classic writings on Instructional Technology, Volume 1. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. (Select chapters)
o AECT. The Definition of Educational Technology: A Summary
o Churchman, C.W. On the Design of Educational Systems
o Davies, I.K. Educational Technology: Archetypes, Paradigms and Models
o Gagné, R.M. Learning Hierarchies
o Heinich, R. Is There a Field of Educational Communications and Technology?
o Skinner, B.F. The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching
• Ely, D.P. & Plomp, T. (2001).
Classic writings on Instructional Technology, Volume 2. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. (Select chapters)
o Clark, R.E. Reconsidering Research on Learning from Media
o Dick, W. & Carey, L. The Systematic Design of Instruction: Origins of Systematically Designed Instruction
o Hannafin, M.J. Emerging Technologies, ISD, and Learning Environments: Critical Perspectives
o Heinich, R. The Proper Study of Instructional Technology
o Jonassen, D.H. Objectivism versus Constructivism: Do We Need a New Philosophical Paradigm?
o Reigeluth, C.M. In Search of a Better Way to Organize Instruction: The Elaboration Theory
• Gibbons, A.S. & Rogers, C.P. (2006, June).
Coming at design from a different angle: Functional design. Paper to be presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Research Symposia, Bloomington, IN.
• Jonassen, D., Strobel, J., & Gottdenker, J. (2006, June).
Model building for conceptual change. Paper to be presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Research Symposia, Bloomington, IN.
• Merrill, M. D., Drake, L., Lacy, M. J., & Pratt, J. (1996).
Reclaiming instructional design. Educational Technology, 36 (5), 5-7.
• Merrill, M.D. (2000).
Write your dissertation first and other essays on graduate education. Available: http://cito.byuh.edu/merrill/text/papers.htm
• Merrill, M.D. (2002).
A pebble in the pond model for instructional design. Performance Improvement, 41(7), 39-44.
• Merrill, M.D. (2002).
First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research & Development, 50(3), 43-59.
• Reiber, L. (1998).
The proper way to become an instructional technologist. 1998 Peter Dean Lecture, Division of Learning and Performance Enhancements, Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
• Reiser, R.A. (2001).
A history of instructional design and technology: Part II: A history of instructional design. Educational Technology Research & Development, 49(2), 57-67.
• Ross, S.A. & Morrison, G.R. (2001).
Getting started in instructional technology research. Association for Educational Communications and Technnology. http://www.aect.org
• Seels, B.B. & Richey, R.C. (1994).
Instructional Technology: The definition and domains of the field. Bloomington, IN: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
• Spector, J.M. (2006, June).
From learning to instruction: Adventures and advances in instructional design. Paper to be presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Research Symposia, Bloomington, IN.
• vanMerriënboer, J.J.G., Clark, R.E., & deCroock, M.B.M. (2002).
Blueprints for complex learning: The 4C/ID model. Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(2), 39-64.
• Wiley, D. A. (2000). Connecting learning objects to instructional design theory: A definition, a metaphor, and a taxonomy. In D. A. Wiley (Ed.),
The Instructional Use of Learning Objects: Online Version. http://reusability.org/read/chapters/wiley.doc
Basically, I tried to find articles in four different areas: History of the field, how to study the field, select design theories (old and new) and current research.
Comments welcome.