Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Historical Introduction

J. Michael Spector and Lin Lin

Chapter 2: The Sciences of Learning

Pablo N. Pirnay-Dummer and Norbert M. Seel

Chapter 3: Finding a Middle Ground: Wars Never Settle Anything

Paul A. Kirschner and Kristine Lund

Chapter 4: Comparing the Goals and Methodologies of Learning Scientists and Educational Technology Researchers

Thomas C. Reeves and Eunjung Grace Oh

Chapter 5: Learning Sciences and Instructional Design: Big Challenges, Multi-field, Multidisciplinary Solutions

Wellesley R. Foshay and Jeremy Roschelle

Chapter 6: Implications: Cherishing the Middle Ground

Jan Elen

Chapter 7: Reconsidering Design and Evaluation

Andrew S. Gibbons and David D. Williams

Chapter 8: Learning Science Applications for Research in Medicine

Susanne P. Lajoie

Chapter 9: An Asian Perspective on the Divide

Allan H.K. Yuen

Chapter 10: The Collaboration Imperative

Ellen B. Meier

Chapter 11: Synthetic Environmnts for Skills Training and Practice

Robert Hubal and Thomas Parsons

Chapter 12: Instructional Design and Learning Design

Nancy Law

Chapter 13: Learning Analytics Design

Dirk Ifenthaler

Chapter 14: Continuing the Discourse

Lin Lin and J. Michael Spector

About the Author

Lin Lin is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas, USA.

J. Michael Spector is Professor and former Chair of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas, USA.

Reviews

"Hats off to Drs. Lin and Spector for this wonderful contribution to the ongoing dialogues around two complimentary fields: Learning Sciences and Instructional Design & Technology. This edited text offers significant glimpses into what could be a future of true collaboration, and the framing by Drs. Lin and Spector addresses the fundamental issues around why these two fields haven’t collaborated earlier and how we can overcome those challenges in the future. Well done!"—Alison A. Carr-Chellman, Dean, College of Education and Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Idaho, USA"Lin and Spector have admirably accomplished their goal of bridging the gap between the communities of the learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. The authors in this volume represent the leading lights in both communities as well as the "middle ground," tackling the tensions inherent to the various perspectives in deeply intellectual and highly practical discussions. The chapters are at once accessible for novices and thought-provoking for experts. It is essential reading for those devoted to improving human learning."—Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Professor of Educational Technology, Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation, Arizona State University, USA