The mission of business education programs continues to change, expanding from traditional programs preparing secondary and post-secondary business teachers to include then preparation of multimedia curriculum developers and corporate trainers. This...
INTRODUCTION Designing effective instruction for adult learners that enables them to function effectively as multimedia authors poses a challenge for course developers. When microworlds are involved, integrated theories can contribute to learning...
INTRODUCTION The level of development of computer-based learning materials has risen dramatically in recent years as a consequence of the new and exciting opportunities presented by the World Wide Web (WWW). Much of the popularity of the WWW has...
Maps are communication and instructional tools which are increasingly available for educators and students. Computer mapping software, geographic information systems (GIS), and the internet are taking the creation of instructional maps out of the hands...
INTRODUCTION In Volume 25 (1), Teachers, Technology, and Training (TTT) applied the Donlevy template of perspectives to literature in the field of adult education (see also TIT Volume 23 [1-4] and Volume 24 [I - 41. The article suggested that the...
Cognitive scientists distinguish between two major types of knowledge, declarative and procedural. Declarative knowledge is knowledge about the world and its properties. Procedural knowledge is knowledge about how to do things. Cognitive scientists...
INTRODUCTION Cognitive theory proposes that activities which require the learner to relate new information to existing schema can impact on and facilitate learning (Ausubel, 1960; Gagne, Briggs, & Wager, 1988; Rumelhart & Norman, 1981)....
HTML BASICS FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER By now, most people have used or at least heard of the world wide web (WWW)--estimates are that about 17% of Canadian and American adults have access to this new medium (Starr and Milheim, 1996). Further,...