Includes bibliographical references and index.

Educational technology : a question of meaning / Cass G. Gentry -- The discourse on technology with a concluding commentary / Andrew R.J. Yeaman -- The proper study of instructional technology / Robert Heinich -- From Dale to delivery systems : the problem of media selection theory / Barbara Seels -- A brief history of instructional development / Sharon A.Shrock -- Distance education yesterday, today, and tomorrow / Michael Simonson -- Power, expertism, and the practice of instructional design : empowering the users / Alison A. Carr-Chellman -- Can instructional design deliver on the promise of the Web? / Wellesley R. Foshay, Leslie Moller -- Integrating technology in classrooms : we have met the enemy and he is us / Brad Hokanson, Simon Hooper -- Contemporary issues facing distance educators : an elearning perspective / Atsusi Hirumi, Gary Kidney -- Mr. Jones' E-Z elixir : marketing higher education on the Web / Alison A. Carr-Chellman, Davin J. Carr-Chellman -- Instructional technology and unforeseen value conflicts : toward a critique / Jane B. Johnson, William D. Taylor -- Designing grounded learning environments : the value of multiple perspectives in design practice / Michael J. Hannafin, Janette R. Hill, Evan M. Glazer -- Instructional systems design : five views of the field / Shirl S. Schiffman -- A comparative analysis of models of instructional design / Dee H. Andrews, Ludwinka "Ludy" A. Goodson -- Human-computer interaction and usability of online learning environments / Charalambos Vrasidas -- "Flawless" consulting for the external consultant / William Coscarelli -- Murphy's law strikes again and again and again and ... / Harold Scharlatt -- Instruction design theory construction / Rita C. Richey, Gary R. Morrison -- The changing landscape and emerging perspectives on IT research and theory : the case of student-centered learning / Michael J. Hannafin, Susan M. Land, Priya Sharma -- Doing team-based research on distance education : a system for managing collaborative inquiry / Barbara Bichelmeyer, Melanie Misanchuk, Bill Dueber, Susan Sloffer, Charles Graham, Larissa Malopinsky -- The elusive metaphor of community in virtual learning environments / Richard A. Schwier -- Inquiry in instructional design and technology : getting started / Gary J. Anglin, Steven M. Ross, Gary R. Morrison -- Publications and organizations in instructional technology and related fields / Robert J. Trader.