Dr. Tomei's Educator Index of Web-Based Resources

Dr. Lawrence A. Tomei
Dean, Academic Services
Assoc Professor of Education
Robert Morris University
School of Education and Social Sciences

Subject Area	Online Articles
\| Taxonomy of Instructional Technology.	The Technology Domain proposed in this article includes a progressive level of complexity from Literacy to Communications, Decision-Making to Instruction, and Integration to Tech-ology. The scale of six interconnected levels offers a new taxonomy for creating technology-related learning objectives and technology-based student learning. A new book is due out by the author in Spring 2005 (Idea Publishing). URL to be provided soon.
Instructional Technology: A Pedagogy for the Future	This broadly cited article examines three new learning paradigms and proposes matching the most popular instructional technologies to the best classroom practices. The three paradigms include: Enactive Classroom Learning; Learning and Classroom Focus; and Presenting Student Learning
The Technology Facade	This article introduces the new book, The Technology Facade, (ISBN: 0-205-32676-5 Publisher: Allyn & Bacon) and links to the Facade Checklist that can be used to evaluate the strength of your technology program in a school or corporate organization.
Learning Theories: A Primer Exercise.	An extremely popular re-introduction of the most popular Schools of Educational Psychologies. Web-Based and self-paced, the Examination of Learning Theories reviews the most widely known Theorists, Instructional Applications, and Common Ciritcisms of Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Humanism.
The Teacher Educator Portfolio	A Web-Based 4-Step Model for Understanding, Selecting, and Designing Your Own Portfolio. The self-paced exercise introduces Professional Portfolios for Teachers. It begins with a Table of Contents followed by the concepts and procedures for collecting artifacts. A checklist is offered to help identify your own personal characteristics as a teacher. The exercise aids in selecting, designing, and building the portfolio most appropriate for your situation. It concludes with a set of Frequently Asked Questions answering the most common inquiries about the practical use of portfolios.
The Impact Of Online Teaching On Faculty Load	Computing the Ideal Class Size for Online Courses. What are the teaching demands of an online course? What is the impact of distance learning demands on faculty teaching loads? What is the ideal class size for an online course?