Gary A. Berg

In higher education institutions across the world, rapid changes are occurring as the socio-economic composition of these universities is shifting. The participation of females...

Despite the large lecture courses commonly found in colleges, the essence of learning is essentially a one-to-one dialogue between a tutor and learner. As such, the Internet has...

Educational practices and techniques are seemingly endless due to classroom integration and use of distance learning programs and technologies. With the eyes of academic...

Communications theory dates to the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle, but became a recognized academic field in the 1940s during World War II (Newby, Stepich, Lehman, &...

This overview briefly reviews the history of educational technology and surveys relevant learning theory. In order to understand fully computer-based learning in the United...

The British Open University has been a leader in nontraditional higher education for years and has influenced the development of distance learning programs in many countries...

In considering various management approaches internationally for the delivery of computer-based learning, there is an interest in total quality management (TQM). The majority of...

This overview briefly reviews the history of educational technology and surveys relevant learning theory. In order to understand fully computer-based learning in the United...

In considering various management approaches internationally for the delivery of computer-based learning, there is an interest in total quality management (TQM). The majority of...

Since computer-based learning can involve partnerships with for-profit organizations, be viewed as a route to increased revenue, and potentially be used to reduce labor expenses...

The innovations in computer and communications technologies combined with on-going needs to deliver educational programs to students regardless of their physical locations, have...

Communications theory dates to the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle, but became a recognized academic field in the 1940s during World War II (Newby, Stepich, Lehman, &...

Community colleges in the United States have played an important role in the development and implementation of various forms of computer- and media-based education. A common...

Since computer-based learning can involve partnerships with for-profit organizations, be viewed as a route to increased revenue, and potentially be used to reduce labor expenses...

An understanding of the economic models for the use of computer-based learning is important for educators worldwide. Particularly in America, there seems to be a great deal of...

This overview briefly reviews the history of educational technology and surveys relevant learning theory. In order to understand fully computer-based learning in the United...

Some scholars have noted the link between film narrative and computer-interface design (Berg, 2003; Plowman, 1994). Similarities between early film and interactive multimedia in...

Over the years, many around the world have thought about the design of devices (often involving computers or microprocessors) that might be most useful in educational settings...

In a general sense, the origin of computer-based learning methods as they have developed internationally derived from correspondence instruction. In the United States, certain...

This entry is a brief survey of the learning-theory field as it relates to educational technology, primarily focused on behavioral and constructivist educational theorists....

In recent years much has been written on the link between distance learning and the commercialization of higher education (Berg, 2002). Particularly in the United States, this...

The British Open University has been a leader in nontraditional higher education for years and has influenced the development of distance learning programs in many countries...

In both computer-based and traditional educational environments, there has been a growing organization of learning in groups with an increased use of teams and group projects...

In considering various management approaches internationally for the delivery of computer-based learning, there is an interest in total quality management (TQM). The majority of...

In most white-collar workplaces today, it is common for employees to have their own computer at their desk. Employees complete much of their work on the computer, and usually...

This timely new publication examines the notion of computer as medium and what such an idea might mean for education. The Knowledge Medium: Designing Effective Computer-Based...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...

I come to the subject of this book from a very different path than most of those thinking about the use of computers in educational environments. My formal education focused...