ITMA Textbooks & Supplies

Course
Text
Hardware & Software

Introduction to
Computers

None

None
(see Note 1)

Introduction to
Instructional Technology

Papert, S. (1993). The children's machine: Rethinking school in the age of the computer. New York, NY: BasicBooks. (ISBN: 0465010636)

None
Education
and the Web

None

None

Learning Theories for
Instructional Design

Slavin, Robert E. (2008). Educational psychology: Theory and practice (9th Ed.). Allyn and Bacon: Boston. (ISBN: 0205592007)

None

Principles of
Instructional Design

Dick, W., Carey, L, & Carey, J. O. (2009). The systematic design of instruction (9th ed.). Allyn and Bacon. (ISBN:0205592007)

Mager, R.F. (1997). Preparing instructional objectives: A critical tool in the development of effective instruction (3rd ed.). The Center for Effective Performance Publishers. (ISBN 1879618036)

None

Instructional
Media

Smaldino, S.G., Lowther, D. L., & Russell, J. D. (2008). Instructional Technologies and Media for Learning (9th Edition). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. (ISBN: 0-13-239174-0)

None

Digital Audio

None

None
(see Note 1)

Digital Video

None
(see Note 2)

Access to a digital video camera and editing software is required for this course. Please make sure that:

  1. it has firewire
  2. the video camera records movie clips on Mini DV instead of DVD RW disk
  3. editing software comes with the camera. If not, please see the course website for editing software.

Graphic Design for
Electronic Presentations

None

Photoshop Elements, Paintshop Pro, or equivalent
(see Note 3 )

Telecommunications
and Distance Learning

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. J., and Zvacek, S. (Eds.) (2008). Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (4th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (ISBN:0135137764)

None

Software
Evaluation

None

None

Educational Research in
Instructional Technology

Fraenkel, J.R., & Wallen, N.E. (2008). How to design and evaluate research in education. (7th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (ISBN: 0073525960)

Optional, but recommended:
Perrin, R. (2006). Pocket guide to APA style (spiral-bound). (ISBN: 0618308202)

None

Multimedia
Authoring

Dick, W., Carey, L, & Carey, J. O. (2005). The systematic design of instruction (6th ed.). Allyn and Bacon. (ISBN: 0205412742)
(7th edition).

Mager, R.F. (1997). Preparing instructional objectives: A critical tool in the development of effective instruction (3rd ed.). The Center for Effective Performance Publishers. (ISBN 1879618036)

Purchases may be required
(see Note 3 ).

Applied ID Project:
Project & Report

None

None

Instructional Technology
in Context

None

None

Portfolio
Evaluation

Kimball, M. A. (2003). The web portfolio guide: Creating electronic portfolios for the web . New York: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

None


NOTES:

(1) You will be downloading free trial versions of software as part of the course requirements.

(2) ITMA will provide you with a free CD.

(3) ITMA students may purchase selected software at the same prices available to the VT community. For a list of Student software, please go to: computing.vt.edu and select the "Students" link in the SOFTWARE & HARDWARE section. Instructions for "Extended Campus Students" are available in the ordering information for the selected software.

 

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