WHAT EXACTLY IS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY?
Before I begin my examination of past, present, and future trends in instructional technology, we should clarify exactly what we’re talking about when we refer to instructional technology. Does it mean computers, the Internet, and software used for instruction and education? Does it include TV and documentaries, for example? Or are we focused on the human element, the resources deployed, the learner or instructor? Or is it all of the above? Robert Reiser, professor of Instructional Systems at Florida State University, draws helpful distinctions in his 2001 article on the history of instructional design and technology: “Instructional Technology is the problem analysis, solution design, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of instructional processes and resources to improve learning and performance in education and at work.”1 The distinction between the technological processes and the actual physical media is important. For Reiser, the “soft” technologies of analysis,
Related Questions
- How will instructional resources (textbooks, labs, media center, etc.), technology, furniture and other items from Highland Middle School be distributed?
- Where is the Media and Instructional Technology Services (MITS) area and what do they do?
- Do applicants need to have any previous experience in instructional technology?
