Trends in Educational Technology

Eric Plotnick (eplotnic@MailBox.Syr.Edu)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 13:09:48 EDT

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Eric Plotnick
Assistant Director
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
Syracuse University
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TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1995
by Donald P. Ely
ERIC CLearinghouse on Information & Technology
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Where is educational technology headed? This new study identifies
emerging educational technology topics in key 1995 journals,
dissertations, conferences, and ERIC documents.

Identifies and discusses 8 current trends in this growing
field:

* Computers in schools
* Networking
* Television in the school
* Advocacy for educational technology
* Educational technology in the community
* New delivery systems for educational technology
* Technological literacy for teachers
* Educational technology and educational reform

This content analysis from nearly 1,200 journals, dissertations,
conferences, and ERIC documents identifies current trends in educational
technology. A comparison of the findings from 1995 to other trend studies
by the author, conducted in 1988, 1989, and 1991, provide readers a
longitudinal perspective on trends. Each trend is listed separately with
supporting data, subjective commentaries, and references.

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Trends in Educational Technology 1995 (IR-99), 65pp., 6 x 9,
$10. plus $3. shipping. (ISBN: 0-937597-40-6)

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