《教育技术学专业英语(2010改版)》依照教育部高等学校教育技术学专业教学指导委员会课程意见编写，选材涵盖了教育技术学的主要学科领域，包括教育技术学的定义与历史、理论基础、教学设计、远程教育、信息技术教育、媒体辅助教学、教育技术学研究等内容，反映了教育技术学学科的现状和发展趋势。全书共7单元22章85篇短文。每章选译一篇短文翻译。在每章结尾，列出了生词、短语和词组、专业术语、注释、教学活动与拓展性学习建议以及参考文献，以方便教学使用。
本教材不仅可供高等院校教育技术学专业本科生和硕士研究生作为专业英语和《教育技术学基础》双语课程的教材，同时也可供传播学、教育学以及其他相关专业的学生和教育技术学工作者参考。

Unit One An Overview of Instructional Technology
Chapter One The Evolution of the Definitions
Section A The Early Definitions
Section B The AECT's Definitions in 1994
Section C Assumptions behind the AECT's Definition in 2005
Section D The Future of Definition
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Chapter Two The History of Instructional Technology
Section A Pre-1920
Section B 1920s——1940s
Section C 1950s——1970s
Section D 1980s——Present
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Chaoter Three Instructional Technolosy:Present and Future
Section A The Positive and Negative Trends of Instructional Technology Development
Section B The Diverse Status of Instructional Technology
Section C The Professionalizing of the Field
Section D The Training of the Professionals
Section E Choosing Our Future
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Unit Two The Theoretical Foundation of Educational Technology
Chapter Four Learning Theories
Section A Why Theories of Learning
Section B The Behaviorist Orientation to Learning
Section C Cognitive Information-Processing Theory
Section D Constructivism
Section E Four Research Orientations to Learning
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Chapter Five Communication Theories
Section A Defining Communication
Section B What Is Communication Theory
Section C Process of Communication:A Basic Linear Model
Section D Models of Communication
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Chapter Six Instructional Theories
Section A Gagng's Theory of Instruction
Section B Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Section C Programmed Instruction
Section D 500 Words Summary of John Dewey's Experience and Education
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Chapter Seven Systematic Theory
Section A Systems Theory
Section B Systems Theory:The Basics
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Unit Three Media and Learning
Chapter Eight Media History
Section A Seven Milestones in the Evolution of Human Communication
Section B Timeline of Media Development
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Chapter Nine New Technology
Section A Multimedia Technology
Section B Computer-Mediated Communication
Section C Virtual Reality
Section D Artificial Intelligence
Section E Jini Technology
Section F Bluetooth
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Chapter Ten Media and Learning
Section A The Medium is the Message
Section B Media Research
Section C The Great Media Debate
Section D The No Significant Difference Phenomenon
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Unit Fox Instructional Design
Unit Five The Information Technology and Education
Unit Six Distance Education
Unit Seven Research Methodologies for Instructioal Techology