The latest edition of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, from the Association for Education, Communication and Technology (AECT), notes the most current trends in the field of learning design and technology, taking into account the implications for both formal and informal learning. Pivotal research and discussion surrounding educational trends, leadership, organizations and programs have all been updated from volume 37. Chapters train their focus on graduate and professional goals, including an analysis of doctoral programs in educational technology and new collaborative learning platforms. Library science is a featured component of this analysis and Library Science programs are featured prominently in this analysis. This edition also features new content on mediagraphy.

As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies-a trend on full display in the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook for 2012. This latest edition, volume 37, from the Association for Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) notes the most current trends in the field of learning design and technology, taking into account the implications for both formal and informal learning. The majority of articles train their focus on graduate and professional goals, including an analysis of doctoral programs in educational technology and new collaborative learning platforms. Library science is a featured component of this analysis and Library Science programs are featured prominently in this analysis. Mediagraphy and profiles of leaders in the field are also included.

The latest edition of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, from the Association for Education, Communication and Technology (AECT), notes the most current trends in the field of learning design and technology, taking into account the implications for both formal and informal learning. Pivotal research and discussion surrounding educational trends, leadership, organizations and programs have all been updated from volume 37. Chapters train their focus on graduate and professional goals, including an analysis of doctoral programs in educational technology and new collaborative learning platforms. Library science is a featured component of this analysis and Library Science programs are featured prominently in this analysis. This edition also features new content on mediagraphy.

The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition will highlight innovative Trends and Issues in Learning Design and Technology, Trends and Issues in Information and Library Science, and features a sections that list and describe Media Related Organizations and Associations in North America, departments in the allied fields, and a listing of journals in the field.

The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook," a scholarly resource for a highly specialized professional community, is an official publication of the AECT and has been published annually for 35 years.

As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies-a trend on full display in the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook for 2012. This latest edition, volume 37, from the Association for Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) notes the most current trends in the field of learning design and technology, taking into account the implications for both formal and informal learning. The majority of articles train their focus on graduate and professional goals, including an analysis of doctoral programs in educational technology and new collaborative learning platforms. Library science is a featured component of this analysis and Library Science programs are featured prominently in this analysis. Mediagraphy and profiles of leaders in the field are also included.

TheaudiencefortheYearbookconsistsofmediaandtechnologyprofessionalsin schools, highereducation, andbusinesscontexts. Topicsofinteresttoprofessi- alspracticingintheseareasarebroad, astheTableofContentsdemonstrates. The themeunifyingeachofthechaptersinthebookistheuseoftechnologytoenable orenhanceeducation. Formsoftechnologyrepresentedinthisvolumevaryfrom traditionaltoolssuchasthebooktothelatestadvancementsindigitaltechnology, while areas of education encompass widely ranging situations involving learning andteaching, whichareideatechnologies. Asinpriorvolumes, theassumptionsunderlyingthechapterspresentedhereare asfollows: 1. Technologyrepresentstoolsthatactasextensionsoftheeducator. 2. Mediaserveasdeliverysystemsforeducationalcommunications. 3. Technologyisnotrestrictedtomachinesandhardware, butincludestechniques andproceduresderivedfromscienti?cresearchaboutwaystopromotechange inhumanperformance. 4. The fundamental tenet is that educational media and technology should be usedto a. achieveauthenticlearningobjectives, b. situatelearningtasks, c. negotiatethecomplexitiesofguidedlearning, d. facilitatetheconstructionofknowledge, e. aidintheassessment/documentingoflearning, f. supportskillacquisition, and g. managediversity. TheEducationalMediaandTechnologyYearbook has become a standard r- erence in many libraries and professional collections. Examined in relation to its companion volumes of the past, it provides a valuable historical record of c- rent ideas and developments in the ?eld. Part I, "Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology," presents an array of chapters that develop some of the current themes listed above, in addition to others. Part II, "Trends and Issues in v vi Preface Library and Information Science," concentrates on chapters of special relevance to K-12 education, library science education, school learning resources, and v- ious types of library and media centers - school, public, and academic among others. In Part III, "Leadership Pro?les," authors provide biographical sketches of the careers of instructional technology leaders. Part IV, "Organizations and Associations," and Part V, "Graduate Programs," are, respectively, directories of instructional technology-related organizations and institutions of higher learning offeringdegreesinrelated?elds. Finally, PartVI,"Mediagraphy: PrintandNonprint Resources,"presentsanannotatedlistingofselectedcurrentpublicationsrelatedto the?eld. The editors of the Yearbook invite media and technology professionals to submitmanuscriptsforconsiderationforpublication. ContactMichaelOrey(mi- orey@uga. edu)forsubmissionguidelines. Foranumberofyears, wehaveworkedtogetheraseditors, andthisisthes- enth year with Dr. Michael Orey as the senior editor. Within each volume of the EducationalMediaandTechnologyYearbook(EMTY), wetrytolistallthegra- ateprograms, journals, andorganizationsthatarerelatedtobothLearning, Design, andTechnology(LDT)andInformationandLibraryScience(ILS). Wealsoinclude asectionontrendsinLDTandtrendsinILS, andwehaveasectionpro?lingsome oftheleadersinthe?eld.

TheaudiencefortheYearbookconsistsofmediaandtechnologyprofessionalsin schools, highereducation, andbusinesscontexts. Topicsofinteresttoprofessi- alspracticingintheseareasarebroad, astheTableofContentsdemonstrates. The themeunifyingeachofthechaptersinthebookistheuseoftechnologytoenable orenhanceeducation. Formsoftechnologyrepresentedinthisvolumevaryfrom traditionaltoolssuchasthebooktothelatestadvancementsindigitaltechnology, while areas of education encompass widely ranging situations involving learning andteaching, whichareideatechnologies. Asinpriorvolumes, theassumptionsunderlyingthechapterspresentedhereare asfollows: 1. Technologyrepresentstoolsthatactasextensionsoftheeducator. 2. Mediaserveasdeliverysystemsforeducationalcommunications. 3. Technologyisnotrestrictedtomachinesandhardware, butincludestechniques andproceduresderivedfromscienti?cresearchaboutwaystopromotechange inhumanperformance. 4. The fundamental tenet is that educational media and technology should be usedto a. achieveauthenticlearningobjectives, b. situatelearningtasks, c. negotiatethecomplexitiesofguidedlearning, d. facilitatetheconstructionofknowledge, e. aidintheassessment/documentingoflearning, f. supportskillacquisition, and g. managediversity. TheEducationalMediaandTechnologyYearbook has become a standard r- erence in many libraries and professional collections. Examined in relation to its companion volumes of the past, it provides a valuable historical record of c- rent ideas and developments in the ?eld. Part I, "Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology," presents an array of chapters that develop some of the current themes listed above, in addition to others. Part II, "Trends and Issues in v vi Preface Library and Information Science," concentrates on chapters of special relevance to K-12 education, library science education, school learning resources, and v- ious types of library and media centers - school, public, and academic among others. In Part III, "Leadership Pro?les," authors provide biographical sketches of the careers of instructional technology leaders. Part IV, "Organizations and Associations," and Part V, "Graduate Programs," are, respectively, directories of instructional technology-related organizations and institutions of higher learning offeringdegreesinrelated?elds. Finally, PartVI,"Mediagraphy: PrintandNonprint Resources,"presentsanannotatedlistingofselectedcurrentpublicationsrelatedto the?eld. The editors of the Yearbook invite media and technology professionals to submitmanuscriptsforconsiderationforpublication. ContactMichaelOrey(mi- orey@uga. edu)forsubmissionguidelines. Foranumberofyears, wehaveworkedtogetheraseditors, andthisisthes- enth year with Dr. Michael Orey as the senior editor. Within each volume of the EducationalMediaandTechnologyYearbook(EMTY), wetrytolistallthegra- ateprograms, journals, andorganizationsthatarerelatedtobothLearning, Design, andTechnology(LDT)andInformationandLibraryScience(ILS). Wealsoinclude asectionontrendsinLDTandtrendsinILS, andwehaveasectionpro?lingsome oftheleadersinthe?eld.

The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition will highlight innovative Trends and Issues in Learning Design and Technology, Trends and Issues in Information and Library Science, and features a sections that list and describe Media Related Organizations and Associations in North America, departments in the allied fields, and a listing of journals in the field.

The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook," a scholarly resource for a highly specialized professional community, is an official publication of the AECT and has been published annually for 35 years.