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University Park / World Campus:
Ellysa Cahoy
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Bernadette Lear
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Recommended Books (eBooks only)
Today, various books contain information about learning design and technology. Below are the current books that are most heavily used by Penn State faculty and students. If you'd like additional recommendations, contact Education librarian Ellysa Cahoy (University Park / World Campus, ESC10@psu.edu), Bernadette Lear (World Campus / Harrisburg, BAL19@psu.edu), or a librarian at your location.
- New Media Consortium: Horizon ReportsAnnual reports on technology trends in education, libraries, and museums.
Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies by ISBN: 9783030105754Publication Date: 2020Covers all aspects of the interaction between education and information technologies, including IT in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, universities, training colleges, industry training, distance education and further education.
The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences by ISBN: 9781108840989Publication Date: 2022The definitive introduction to an innovative approach to teaching, learning, and educational technology.
Learning, Design, and Technology: An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy by ISBN: 9783319177274Publication Date: 2019Provides a broad range of relevant topics, including significant developments as well as innovative uses of technology that promote learning, performance, and instruction.
Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology by ISBN: 9780429260919Publication Date: 2020Explores the many forms, both new and established, that research takes within the field of instructional design and technology (IDT). Chapters by experienced IDT researchers address methodologies such as meta-analysis, social media research, user experience design research, eye-tracking research, and phenomenology.
Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education by ISBN: 9789811920806Publication Date: 2023A one-stop-shop in the field of open, distance and digital education (ODDE) to gain a comprehensive overview of the history, theory and practice at all levels of ODDE.
Learning Online by ISBN: 9781421438108Publication Date: 2020Argues that in order to critique, understand, and improve online learning, we must examine it through the lens of student experience. Each in-depth chapter follows a single learner's experience while focusing on an important or noteworthy aspect of online learning.
Education and Technology by ISBN: 9781350145542Publication Date: 2021Takes a critical look at some of the major current debates and controversies concerning digital technologies and education. Focusing on the social as well as the technical aspects of these issues, Selwyn addresses fundamental but often unvoiced questions about education and technology.
