Advances in Information and Communication Technology Education (AICTE) Book Series

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Mission

The Advances in Information and Communication Technology Education (AICTE) Book Series serves as a medium for introducing, collaborating, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating new and innovative contributions to the theory, practice, and research of technology education applicable to K-12 education, higher education, and corporate and proprietary education. The series aims to further research in the area of education fueled by technology and provides a platform for emerging applications and new practices in this field of practical research.

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Topics Covered

AICTE publishes books from all disciplines of information technology education. The series is focused as a medium for introducing, collaborating, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating new and innovative contributions to the theory, practice, and research of technology education applicable to K-12 education, higher education, and corporate and proprietary education. Topics of interest to the series include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Pedagogy and androgogy of teaching with technology

Technology as a teaching strategy and learning style

Impact of technology on student achievement

Impact of technology in society and related equity issues

Acceptable use policies and fair use laws

Effective planning, marketing, management and leadership of technology education

Technology training tools and instructional materials

Educational/ training software evaluation

Theories and models of instructional systems design

Corporate information technology training

Administrative applications of information technology education

School improvement and reform

Standards-based technology education programs

Data-driven decision making and strategic technology planning

Impact of Technology on Education-Related Issues such as Copyright Laws, Censorship, and Fair Use

Technology Planning, Marketing and Management

Impact of Multicultural Differences on Technology

Holistic Approaches to Instructional Design Theories

Technology Tools for Education and Training Environments

Assessment of Curricular Objectives, Administrative Applications, and Corporate ObjectivesAnd, all other related issues that impact the research, position, and practice of information technology education on schools, corporate entities, and society.

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Editorial Advisory Board

Advances in Information and Communication Technology Education (AICTE) Book SeriesEditors-in-Chief: Lawrence Tomei, Robert Morris University, USA Mary Hricko, Kent State University, USAAssociate Editors: Toyna Barrier, Missouri State University, USA Dencho Batanov, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand David Carbonara, Duquesne University, USA Marty Crossland, Oral Roberts University, USA Helen Edwards, University of Sunderland, UK Mary Hricko, Kent State University, USA Jeffrey Hsu, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA VP Kochikar, Infosys Technologies Ltd, India Paul Lajbcygier, Monash University, Australia Julie Mariga, Purdue University, USA Tanya McGill, Murdoch University, Australia Istvan Mezgar, CIM Research Laboratory, Hungary Jaideep Motwani, Grand Valley State University, USA James Pomykalski, Susquehanna University, USA Barrie Thompson, University of Sunderland, UK Teresa Torres-Coronas, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Spain Linda Wojnar, Western School of Health and Business Careers, USAInternational Editorial Review Board: Rosa Agostinho, Technical Unviversity of Lisbon, Portugal David Banks, University of South Australia, UK Indranil Bose, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sherry Y Chen, Brunel University, UK Susan Conners, Purdue University Calumet, USA Maria Manuela Cunha, Instituto Politecnico do Cavado e do Ave, Portugal Mel Damodaran, University of Houston-Victoria, USA Javier Diaz-Carmona, Tech Institute of Celaya, México Brad Eden, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA Henry H. Emurian, University of Maryland, USA Elizabeth Furtado, Universidade de Fortaleza, Brazil Susan Gebhard, Duquesne University, USA William Grosky, Wayne State University, USA Jairo Gutierrez, University of Auckland, New Zealand Mara Linaberger, Duquesne University, USA Lynda R Louis, Southern University and A&M College, Australia George Eby Mathew, Software Engineering & Technology Labs, USA MV Ramakrishna, Monash University, Australia Nurul Sarkar, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Anil Sharma, United Arab Emirates University, UAE R. Subramaniam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Tzung-I Tang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Faye Teer, James Madison University, USA Ho-Leung Tsoi, Caritas Francis Hsu College, Hong Kong Stu Westin, University of Rhode Island, USA S Yegneshwar, Infosys Leadership System, India Michal Zemlicka, Charles University, Czech Republic

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Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Lawrence A. Tomei
Lawrence A. Tomei is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and a professor in education at Robert Morris University. Born in Akron, Ohio, he earned a BSBA from the University of Akron (1972) and entered the US Air Force, serving until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1994. Dr. Tomei completed his MPA and MEd at the University of Oklahoma (1975, 1978) and EdD from USC (1983). His articles and books on instructional technology include: Professional Portfolios for Teachers (1999), Teaching Digitally: Integrating Technology Into the Classroom (2001), Technology Facade (2002), Challenges of Teaching with Technology Across the Curriculum (2003) and Taxonomy for the Technology Domain (2005).