Early in 2005, Phil Harris, Executive Director of the Association of Educational
Communications and Technology, approached Mike Spector and asked if he would like to …

The acquisition of a range of diverse clinical skills is a central feature of the pre-registration
nursing curriculum. Prior to exposure to clinical practice, it is essential that learners have the …

Building Intelligent Interactive Tutors discusses educational systems that assess a student's
knowledge and are adaptive to a student's learning needs. The impact of computers has not …

Reflection on the process of learning is believed to be an essential ingredient in the
development of expert learners. By employing reflective thinking skills to evaluate the results …

This book is a product of passion for the field and a lot of hard work. The process of writing it
has left us once again in awe of the breadth and complexity of the field of instructional …

How Learning Happens introduces 28 giants of educational research and their findings on
how we learn and what we need to learn effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably. Many of these …

Health care professionals are expected to use a systematic approach based on evidence,
professional reasoning and client preferences in order to improve client outcomes. In other …

Learning theories are essential for effective teaching in that they shed light on different
aspects of the learning process. The spectrum of learning theories can be categorized into …

Context-aware ubiquitous learning (u-learning) is an innovative approach that integrates
wireless, mobile, and context-awareness technologies to detect the situation of learners in …

Complex computer and video games may provide a vehicle, based on appropriate
theoretical concepts, to transform the educational landscape. Building on the original game …