ABSTRACT

There are many different opinions with regard to how technology can and should be used to support learning, instruction, and performance. First, it is obvious that there are many different kinds of technologies that might be used to support various educational goals and activities. Second, there are many different aspects of learning, instruction, and performance that might be supported with the various tools and technologies now available. It would be foolish to decide at the outset that there is only one kind of relevant technology and only one way that it should be used in support of any particular educational goal with a group of learners. In fact, deciding which technologies are relevant and how they are best deployed is a complex and challenging task. This chapter is an attempt to explore the landscape of that general task.