Innovations in instructional technology
Subtitle: essays in honor of M. David Merrill
By: edited by J. Michael Spector ... [et al.].
Contributors: Merrill, M. David, 1937-
Publisher: L. Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781410613684
Subjects: Instructional systems; Design; EDUCATION; Computers & Technology; Educational technology
Description: M. David Merrill has been active in instructional technology for almost 40 years. His contributions range from basic instructional principles and instructional design theory to development and implementation of learning environments. This is a collection of essays written by scholars and practitioners who have worked with and been inspired by him.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Innovations in Instructional Technology: An Introduction to This Volume; 1 Learning Objects in Public and Higher Education; 2 Authoring Discovery Learning Environments: In Search of Reusable Components; 3 Supporting the Mobility and the Adaptivity of Knowledge Objects by Cognitive Trait Model; 4 A Holistic Pedagogical View of Learning Objects: Future Directions for Reuse; 5 Designing Model-Centered Learning Environments: Hocus-Pocus or the Focus Must Strictly Be on Locus; 6 Problem Solving: The Enterprise