ABSTRACT
Research that pertains to technology in education spans decades and has been a core area of interest in several disciplines including educational psychology, cognitive science, and computer science. The focus of this paper is not to provide a comprehensive review of past research in the area, but instead, to identify relevant principles for supporting the design of technology-rich learning environments ([REs) that enhance teaching and learning. Consequently, you will not find a review of teaching machines, computer-assisted instruction, intelligent tutoring systems, multimedia environments, simulations, virtual reality, handheld devices, and so forth. Instead, we describe some of the theories of teaching and learning that can be applied to the design of effective TREs.
