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Background information

Handbook of mobile teaching and learning / Yu (Aimee) Zhang, editor.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Cover image of Sage encyclopedia of educational technology
The SAGE encyclopedia of educational technology / editor, J. Michael Spector, University of North Texas.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference » LB1028.3 .S235 2015 V.1
The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning / edited by Richard E. Mayer.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.5 .C283 2014
Encyclopedia of the sciences of learning [electronic resource] / Norbert M. Seel, editor.
[S.l.]: Springer, 2012.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Educational technology, teacher knowledge, and classroom impact : a research handbook on frameworks and approaches / [edited by] Robert N. Ronau, Christopher R. Rakes and Margaret L. Niess.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .E423 2012
"This book provides a framework for evaluating and conducting educational technology research, sharing research on educational technology in education content areas, and proposing structures to guide, link, and build new structures with future research."
Encyclopedia of information technology curriculum integration / [edited by] Lawrence A. Tomei.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference » LB1028.3 .E63 2008 V.1
"The Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration amasses a comprehensive resource of concepts, methodologies, models, architectures, applications, enabling technologies, and best practices for integrating technology into the curriculum at all levels of education."
Handbook of data-based decision making in education / edited by Theodore J. Kowalski and Thomas J. Lasley II.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB2805 .H2862 2009
Handbook of distance education / edited by Michael Grahame Moore.
3rd ed. New York : Routledge, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC5800 .H36 2013
Provides "a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of distance education....While the book deals with education that uses technology, the focus is on teaching and learning and how its management can be facilitated through technology."
Handbook of mobile learning / edited by Zane L. Berge and Lin Y. Muilenburg.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.84 .H36 2013
Handbook of online learning / editors, Kjell Erik Rudestam, Judith Schoenholtz-Read.
2nd ed. Los Angeles : SAGE, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB2395.7 .H23 2010
Handbook of research on e-learning standards and interoperability : frameworks and issues / [edited by] Fotis Lazarinis, Steve Green, Elaine Pearson.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.5 .H3165 2011
Handbook of research on human performance and instructional technology / Holim Song, Terry Kidd [editors].
Hershey : Information Science Reference, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .H35555 2010
Handbook of research on hybrid learning models : advanced tools, technologies, and applications / [edited by] Fu Lee Wang, Joseph Fong, Reggie C. Kwan.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC5803 .C65 H365 2010
"Hybrid learning is the single greatest trend in education today, due to numerous educational advantages when both traditional classroom learning and e-learning are implemented collectively."
Handbook of research on learning design and learning objects : issues, applications and technologies / Lori Lockyer, ... [et al.], editors.
Hershey PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.38 .H358 2009 V.1
"The Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications and Technologies provides an overview of current research and development activity in the area of learning designs in terms of teaching perspective and technological advances. This essential reference brings together over 40 studies that encompass the latest research of leaders in the field to provide an up-to-date and complete picture of the subject."
Handbook of research on new literacies / edited by Julie Coiro ... [et al.].
New York : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference » LB1043 .H328 2008
"Situated at the intersection of two of the most important areas in educational research today--literacy and technology--this handbook draws on the potential of each while carving out important new territory. It provides leadership for this newly emerging field, directing scholars to the major issues, theoretical perspectives, and interdisciplinary research pertaining to new literacies."
Handbook of research on new media literacy at the K-12 level : issues and challenges / [edited by] Leo Tan Wee Hin, R. Subramaniam.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1043 .H329 2009 V.1
Handbook of research on practices and outcomes in e-learning : issues and trends / [edited by] Harrison Hao Yang, Steve Chi-Yin Yuen.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.87 .H345 2010
Handbook of research on Web 2.0 and second language learning / [edited by] Michael Thomas.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » P53.28 .H368 2009
"The Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning investigates how those involved in education -- teachers, students, and administrators -- can respond to the opportunities offered by Web 2.0 technology, within existing institutional and pedagogical frameworks."
International handbook of research and development in technology education / [edited by] Alister T. Jones and Marc J. de Vries ; associate editor, Cathy M. Buntting ; section editors, Alister Jones ... [et al.].
Rotterdam, Netherlands ; Boston : Sense Publishers, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » T65 .I645 2009
Multi-user virtual environments for the classroom : practical approaches to teaching in virtual worlds / Giovanni Vincenti, James Braman, [editors].
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.87 .M85 2011
"Instructors will find cutting-edge research ideas in the theoretical discussions, case studies, and experiments presented in this book. These insights are applied to [a] variety of subject areas and pedagogical contests, including learning foreign languages in virtual environments..."
Web-based education : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications / [edited by] Information Resources Management Association.
Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference » LB1044.87 .W419 2010 V.1
"This comprehensive collection offers a compendium of research on the design, implementation, and evaluation of online learning technologies, addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with the creation and management of Web-based applications and communities, instructional design, personalized learning environments, and effective educational delivery"

New books

Creative learning and MOOCs : harnessing the technology for a 21st century education / edited by Nabil Sultan and Haifa Jamal Al-Lail.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .C73 2015
Global media literacy in a digital age : teaching beyond borders / edited by Belinha S. De Abreu & Melda N. Yildiz.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1043 .G565 2016
Creating media for learning : student-centered projects across the curriculum / Sam Gliksman ; foreword by Scott McLeod.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.4 .G55 2016
Practice-oriented
Literacy theories for the digital age : social, critical, multimodal, spatial, material and sensory lenses / Kathy A. Mills.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » LC159 .M55 2016
Amplify : digital teaching and learning in the K-6 classroom / Katie Muhtaris, Kristin Ziemke ; foreword by Stephanie Harvey.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .M79 2015
Practice-oriented
Bridging technology and literacy : developing digital reading and writing practices in grades K-6 / Amy Hutchison and Jamie Colwell.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1576.7 .H87 2015
Practice-oriented
Classroom in the cloud : innovative ideas for higher level learning / Jared Covili, Nicholas Provenzano ; foreword by Adam Bellow.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .C73 2016
Practice-oriented
The differentiated flipped classroom : a practical guide to digital learning / Eric M. Carbaugh, Kristina J. Doubet ; foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.75 .C37 2016
Practice-oriented
Understanding digital technologies and young children : an international perspective / edited by Susanne Garvis and Narelle Lemon.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1139.35 .C64 U63 2016
Exploring pedagogies for diverse learners online / edited by Mary Frances Rice, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028 .A15 V.25
Teaching the last backpack generation : a mobile technology handbook for secondary educators / Zachary Walker, Kara Rosenblatt, Donald McMahon.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.87 .W36 2016
Practice-oriented
Emotions, technology, design, and learning / edited by Sharon Y. Tettegah, Martin Gartmeier.
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2016.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .E56 2016
UnCommon learning : creating schools that work for kids / Eric C. Sheninger.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LA217.2 .S53 2016
Connecting your students with the world : tools and projects to make global collaboration come alive, K-8 / Billy Krakower, Paula Naugle, and Jerry Blumengarten.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.87 .K73 2016
Practice-oriented
Conducting research in online and blended learning environments : new pedagogical frontiers / Charles D. Dziuban, Anthony G. Picciano, Charles R. Graham, and Patsy D. Moskal.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1044.87 .D98 2016
Impact of economic crisis on education and the next-generation workforce / [edited by] Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (University of Oviedo, Spain) and Robert D. Tennyson (University of Minnesota, USA).
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC5800 .I46 2016
Technology and testing : improving educational and psychological measurement / edited by Fritz Drasgow.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB3051 .T43 2016
Getting started with blended learning : how do I integrate online and face-to-face instruction? / William Kist.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.5 .K543 2015
Practice-oriented
Building school 2.0 : how to create the schools we need / Chris Lehmann and Zac Chase.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .L433 2015
Practice-oriented
A pedagogy of multiliteracies : learning by design / edited by Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis (University of Illinois, USA).
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC149 .P44 2015
STEM road map : a framework for integrated STEM education / edited by Carla C. Johnson, Erin E. Peters-Burton, and Tamara J. Moore.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1585 .S748 2016
Technology and civic engagement in the college classroom : engaging the unengaged / edited by Suzanne M. Chod, William J. Muck, Stephen M. Caliendo.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC1091 .T45 2015
MOOCs in higher education : institutional goals and paths forward / Fiona M. Hollands and Devayani Tirthali.
1st ed.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB2395.7 .H65 2015
Tap, click, read : growing readers in a world of screens / Lisa Guernsey and Michael H. Levine.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC149.5 .G84 2015
Practice-oriented
Open distance learning (ODL) in South Africa / Moeketsi Letseka, editor.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC5808 .S6 O64 2015
Assessing students' digital writing : protocols for looking closely / edited by Troy Hicks ; foreword by Richard Beach ; prologue by Christina Cantril, National Writing Project.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1576.7 .A77 2015
Practice-oriented
Exploring mathematics with integrated spreadsheets in teacher education / Sergei Abramovich (State University of New York at Potsdam, USA).
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » QA20 .E43 A27 2016
Leading 21st-century schools : harnessing technology for engagement and achievement / Lynne Schrum, Barbara B. Levin.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1028.5 .S355 2015
Practice-oriented

Journals

The American journal of distance education [electronic resource].
Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Computers and education.
New York, Pergamon Press.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » LB2300 .C6 V.53 N.3-4 2009
Educational technology.
[Englewood Cliffs, N.J., etc., Educational Technology Publications, etc.]
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reading Room
Educational technology, research and development.
Washington, D.C. : Assocation for Educational Communications and Technology, [c1989-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » LB1028.35 .E38 V.56 2008
International journal of mobile and blended learning [electronic resource].
Hershey, PA : IGI Publishing, c2009-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Journal of distance education = Revue de l'enseignement à distance.
Ottawa : Canadian Association for Distance Education = Association canadienne de l'enseignement à distance
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » LC5805 .C2 J68 V.22 2007/2008
Journal of research on technology in education : JRTE.
Eugene, OR : International Society for Technology in Education, c2001-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Request for use in Green Library » LB1028.5 .A82 V.38 2005/2006
Journal of science education and technology.
New York, NY : Plenum Press,
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » LB1028.3 .J687 V.17 2008
Learning and leading with technology : the ISTE journal of educational technology practice and policy.
Eugene, OR : International Society for Technology in Education, c1995-
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reading Room
T.H.E. journal : technological horizons in education.
Acton, Mass. : Information Synergy, 1974-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » LB1028 .T33 V.35 2008

Databases

Education databases

ERIC [electronic resource] : the educational resources information center.
[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
Education full text [electronic resource].
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Education week American education news site of record [electronic resource].
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Teachers College record book reviews [electronic resource].
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Related Databases

EdITLib [electronic resource].
Chesapeake, Va. : AACE.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
"The EdITLib Digital Library is your source for peer-reviewed and published articles and papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning."
IGI Global: Database Search.
Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
IGI Global's portal to ebooks in the field of educational technology allows Stanford patrons to download chapters and/or entire books to read on a variety of computers and mobile devices.

Websites

AAA Lab at Stanford University
"AAALab stands for Awesomely Adaptive and Advanced Learning and Behavior. We create pedagogy, technology, and assessments that prepare students to continue learning and adapting. Our niche is the integration of cognitive science methods with years of classroom and programming experience to create novel and carefully tested technologies and theories of learning."
California Learning Resource Network
A guide to standards-aligned electronic learning resources and assessments for teachers, administrators, and parents
The Concord Consortium
"a nonprofit educational research and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts. We create interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies."
Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century
"Featuring the foremost thought leaders, innovators and practitioners in the field, Digital Media is a startling preview of a 21st Century education revolution."
Education's Digital Future
An initiative of the Stanford University School of Education. "We are a hub for discussion of critical questions about education's digital future."
EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
EduHound: Everything for Education K-12
Links for topic-based online education resources, clip art, and free lesson plans that meet state and national standards.
Graduate School of Education Information Technology: e-Learning
"GSE IT Office promotes the use and integration of academic innovations in teaching and learning through collaborative projects, case-studies, directed research courses, and international consortiums."
Institute for Learning Technologies (Columbia University)
"In 1986, the Trustees of Teachers College established the Institute for Learning Technologies with the mission of using digital technologies as an agent of change in education."
International Technology Education Association
"The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. Our mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. ITEEA strengthens the profession through leadership, professional development, membership services, publications, and classroom activities."
learningscience.org
"learningscience.org is an organization dedicated to sharing the newer and emerging "learning tools" of science education. Tools such as real-time data collection, simulations, inquiry based lessons, interactive web lessons, micro-worlds, and imaging, among others, can help make teaching science an exciting and engaging endeavor. These tools can help connect students with science, in ways that were impossible just a few years ago."
National Science Digital Library
"NSDL is the Nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics."
New Media Consortium
The NMC (New Media Consortium) is an international community of experts in educational technology — from the practitioners who work with new technologies on campuses everyday; to the visionaries who are shaping the future of learning at think tanks, labs, and research centers; to its staff and board of directors; to the advisory boards and others helping the NMC conduct cutting edge research.
New Media Consortium: sparking innovation, learning & creativity
"The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Its hundreds of member institutions constitute an elite list of the most highly regarded colleges and universities in the world, as well as leading museums, key research centers, and some of the world's most forward-thinking companies. For more than 15 years, the consortium and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry. The consortium's Horizon Reports are regarded worldwide as the most timely and authoritative sources of information on new and emerging technologies available to education anywhere."
SITE - Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education is an international association of individual teacher educators, and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and faculty/staff development. The Society seeks to promote research, scholarship, collaboration, exchange, and support among its membership, and to actively foster the development of new national organizations where a need emerges. SITE is the only organization that has as its sole focus the integration of instructional technologies into teacher education programs.
Technology and Young Children
"To lead discussions, share research and information and demonstrate best practices regarding technology so it can be used to benefit children aged 0-8 years."
The Gateway to 21st Century Skills
...a Consortium effort to provide teachers with quality materials and tools found on federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites; "Thousands of lesson plans and other teaching and learning resources at your fingertips."