Internet Learning Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 2017/Summer 2017 | Page 7

Internet Learning Volume 6 Number 1 - Spring 2017/Summer 2017
activities that help develop skills relevant to problem-solving within and beyond
virtual classroom walls.
Finally, Dr. Kevin Graziano expands the body of literature on the use of current
immersive technologies with preservice teachers. His study examined undergraduate
teacher candidates’ motivational reactions to self-directed online instructional
materials used to study and apply immersive technology, augmented, virtual,
and 3-D reality in an online, educational technology course. Data were collected
using the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey and he shares implications for
educators, instructional designers, and both network and academic administrators.
This issue provides a variety of approaches and resources for university constituents
to consider. Articles capture research, theory, and experience from the field.
As always, I hope you extract discussion points that you can share with your own
students, colleagues, or supervisors to prompt new directions in discourse, research,
and practice.
Enjoy!
Dr. Kathleen J. Tate,
Editor-in-Chief of Internet Learning Journal
References
Whitaker, T., Zoul, J., & Casas, J. (2015). What connected educators do differently.
New York: Routledge.
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