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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1994
Paper #	Title	Author	Information
1	Technology as Cognitive Tools	Jonassen	discussion index
2	Instructional Transactions in CBI	Grabowski	discussion / index
3	Facilitating Learning-Centered Instructional Design	Driscoll	discussion / index

1995
Paper #	Title	Author	Information
--	An ITForum Discussion of Baseball, Cricket, and Personal Points of View	--	index
4	Constructing Cultures in Distance Ed	Bonham, Cifuentes, & Murphy	discussion / index
5	Questioning the Questions of IT Research	Reeves	discussion / index
6	What Leads the Research in CBL	Oliver	discussion / index
7	Is Telecommunications an Educational Technology	Colis	discussion / index
--	An ITForum Discussion of Constructivism, Objectivism, and ISD	--	index
8	Ethical Research in the Information Age	Schrum	discussion / index
9	Creating Effective Courseware	Spector & Davidsen	discussion / index
10	Interactivity: A Forgotten Art?	Sims	discussion / index

1996
Paper #	Title	Author	Information
--	An ITForum Discussion of Merrill's Reclaiming the Discipline of ID	--	discussion / index
11	Seeking Common Ground	Alessi	discussion / index
12	Learner-Centered Education	Norman & Spohrer	discussion / index
13	The Changing University	Laurillard	discussion / index
14	Technology and the Design of Open-Ended Learning...	Hannafin	discussion / index
--	An ITForum Discussion of Interactivity and Grocery Trucks	--	index
15	Problems and Pitfalls of Educational IMM Development	Phillips	discussion / index
16	Media and Learning	Tripp	discussion / index
17	What is the New Paradigm of Instructional Technology	Reigeluth	discussion / index

1997
Paper #	Title	Author	Information
18	Engaging Learning	Quinn	discussion / index
19	CBT's First Generation	Foshey	discussion / index
20	Between the Idea and the Reality...,	Hart	discussion / index
21	Adding (Negotiated) Management...,	Draper	discussion / index
--	An ITForum Discussion of What Kind of Thinking is Instructional Design?	--	index
22	Instructional Transaction Theory (ITT)	Merrill	discussion / index
--	An ITForum Discussion of Motivation and Learner Confidence	--	index
23	Information Processing -- Man Overboard!	Wager	discussion / index
--	An ITForum Discussion of Learning by Observation	--	index
--	An ITForum Discussion of Creativity and Instructional Design	--	index

1998
Paper #	Title	Author	Information
--	An ITForum Discussion of Vocabulary and the Definition of IT	--	index
24	The Proper Way to Become an Instructional Technologist,	Rieber	discussion / index
25	Visual Metaphors and Authoring	Hedberg & Harper	discussion / index
26	Designing Web-Based Training	Barron	discussion / index
--	An ITForum Discussion of Constructivism	--	index
27	Prolegomena to a Theory of Instructional Design	Duchastel	discussion / index
28	From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice	Barab & Duffy	discussion / index
29	What To Ask About Technology	Bromley	discussion / index
30	Creating Engagement in Computer-based Learning Environments	Jones	discussion / index

1999
Paper #	Title	Author	Information
31	The Dangers of Theory-Based Design	Wilson	discussion / index
32	How to Make an Instructional Technologist	Cronje	discussion / index
33	The Nature and Purpose of Online Discourse: A Brief Synthesis of Current Research as related to The WEB Project	Sherry	discussion / index
34	Learning in Open-Ended Environments: Tools and Technologies for the Next Millennium	Hannafin	discussion / index
35	Avoiding Computer Avoidance	Bohlin	discussion / index
36	The Second "S" Putting the System Back in Performance Support	Harmon	discussion/ index
37	Teaching Instructional Design: An Action Learning Framework	Bannan-Ritland	discussion / index
38	Issues of Feminism and Multicultural Education for Educational Technology	Martin, Lucek, & Fuentes

2000
Paper #	Title	Author
39	Are You Ready for WBT?	Powell
--	ITFORUM Poll #1 Not counting the program you attended, or where you work now, which university has the best all around instructional technology doctoral program?	--
40	Undergraduate Degree Programs in Instructional Design and Technology: Do They Make Sense?	Gustafson
41	VIRTUAL GAMES FOR REAL LEARNING: a seriously fun way to learn online	Thiagarajan & Jasinski
42	IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES: WILL TEACHERS USE EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING?	Marcinkiewicz
--	ITFORUM POLL #2 Instructional Technology Research	--
43	It's (Beyond) Time to Drop the Terms Causal-Comparative and Correlational Research in Education	Johnson
44	Software That Grabs Your Attention	Eliot, Woolf, Arroyo, & Beck
45	Why Do Educators Embrace High-Cost Technologies?	McFadden, Marsh, & Price
46	Online Learning Communities: If You Build Them, Will They Stay?	Hill & Raven
47	College Students' Attitudes Toward Portfolio Assessment as an Alternative to Traditional Tests	Robinson
48	Paradigms Lost - Towards Integrating Objectivism and Constructivism (Includes ITFORUM Poll #3)	Cronje

2001
Paper #	Title	Author
49	The effect of competition and context of advisement in a simulation/simulation game to promote transfer of mathematics skills in middle school students.	Van Eck
	ITFORUM POLL #4 Texts for a Basic Instructional Design Course?
50	Guidelines for Evaluating PLATO Programs (PDF file - Adobe Reader Required)	Foshay
51	Confessions of an E-Dropout	Rossett
52	What is Driving Web-Based Distance Learning Environments?	Wijekumar
53	The Value of Students as Part of the Design Team for Educational Software	Steyn
	ITFORUM POLL #5 Automated Instructional Design?
54	Learner-centered Design Process	Vincini
55	From Art to Alchemy: Achieving Success With Online Learning	Sims
56	Concurrent Instructional Design: How to Produce Online Courses Using a Lean Team Approach	Syrtis
57	The Fly on the Wall	Hogle
58	Virtual Transformation: Web-Based Technology and Pedagogical Change	Jaffee

2002
Paper #	Title	Author
59	Information Architecture and the Construction of Ideology: A Proposal for a Qualitative Study of a School District�s Web Pages	Victor
60	Cognitive Presence in Web-Based Learning: A Content Analysis of Students' Online Discussions	McKlin
	ITFORUM at AERA 2002	-
61	Facilitation Considerations and Tips For Online Educators and Trainers	Batovsky
62	EDUCATION FACT OR FICTION: EXPLORING THE MYTHS OF ONLINE LEARNING	Poole /Axman
-	A virtual learning community's reaction to the attack on the World Trade Centre- off task behaviour in on-line communities	Cronjé and Blignaut
63	An Updated and Theoretical Rationale for Interaction	Anderson
64	Virtually Teaching: My First Steps Online	Mallon
65	Medium, Method, and Message: Why we can measure the pedagogic effectiveness of instructional technology	Fisher
66	Directions in Electronic Portfolio Development	Gibson / Barrett

2003
Paper #	Title	Author
67	Lean-In Technology, Safety Nets and Psychology	Wakefield / Wirt / Batovsky / Tatnall
68	Understanding Participation in Online Courses: A Case Study of Perceptions of Online Interaction	Prammanee
69	Factors in the Design of Experimental Graphic Displays	Kealy
70	Texas School Communications Study: Training for Frontline School Practitioners is Indicated	Calvin / Stark
-	ITFORUM at AERA 2003	-
71	Contributing to scholarship in educational technology through systematic re-use and evaluation of large educational objects in professional development settings	Ravitz
72	The Virtual Classroom� in Software Training Applications	Wolfe
73	SMART EDUCATION: BLENDING SUBJECT EXPERTISE WITH THE CONCEPT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.	Balasubramanian
74	Design Considerations for Experiential Web-based Instruction	Peter
75	The Virtualization of University Education: Concepts, Strategies and Business Models	Willoughby
76	Effects of Text Presentation: Linear and Hypertext on English Language Learners	McDonnell

2004
Paper #	Title	Author
77	Efficient Use of New Technologies in Language Learning: A Case Reflection	C. Lai
78	A prescriptive study of early trends in implementing e-learning in the UK Higher Education (HE) Sector	Nicos Souleles
79	Cognitive and Logical Rationales for e-Learning Objects	Hansj�rg (George) von Brevern
80	Road Map for Educational Multimedia Design: A Content Developer�s Approach	Ellen Dornan
81	New Social Interaction Tools for Online Learning	Patti Shank
82	Instructional Designers and Software Architects: Are Instructional Designers Software Architects in Disguise?	Michael Lang

	2005
Paper #	Title	Author
83	Let Us Learn to Solve Problems	Dr. David Jonassen
84	Hypothesized performance on complex tasks as a function of scaled instructional strategies-PDF version HTML Version of Dr. Merrill's Paper	Dr. David Merrill
85	Defining and Delivering Measurable Value: A Mega Thinking and Planning Primer	Dr. Roger Kaufman
86	The Effect of a Socio-culturally Enhanced Online Course Quality Assurance Model on Achievement in Online Introductory Computer Courses at a Selected Community College System	Brandon Taylor Doctoral Research Proposal
87	Rediscovering Gaming: High Tech, Low Tech, and Everything In-Between http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Games_Resources.html A list of games, organizations etc. put together by Dr. Beverley Ferrell to accompany the paper.	Lloyd Rieber
88	Revisiting the Concept of ICTs as 'Tools': Exploring the Epistemological and Ontological Underpinnings of a Conceptual Framework	Dr. Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams South Africa
89	Competencies and Standards for Instructional Design and Educational Technology	J. Michael Spector James Klein Robert Reiser, Rod Sims Barbara L. Grabowski, Ileana de la Teja
90 has 3 parts	Perceptions of Research http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper90/ITForumpaper90.pdf The term 'research' is rarely questioned. It is a term whose meaning seems to be implicitly understood. Certainly there is an institutional bureaucracy which supports 'research', and academic staff are rewarded for their strength in 'research'. But what is this research? It is likely that there are multiple understandings of 'research', but unless this diversity of understanding is recognised, it is difficult to have meaningful dialogue about it. Part 2- synthesis and comments http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper90part2/What_is_ResearchPt2V1f.pdf Part 3- synthesis and comments http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper90part3/What_is_ResearchPt3V1i.pdf	Dr. Rob Phillips Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

2006
Paper #	TITLE	Author
91	A Common Language and Knowledge Base for ID? PDF version	Dr. Charles Reigeluth Dr. Alison A. Carr-Chellman
92	Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge PDF Version of Paper	Stephen Downes
93	Student Epistemological Beliefs: An Added Dimension of Learner Analysis for the Design of Online Instructional Strategies HTML Version PDF Version	Dr. Michael A. Evans Dr. Russell D. Ravert
94	A Selection of Quotations on Design Languages and Their Relation to Design Layers HTML Version PDF Version	Dr. Andrew S. Gibbons Dr. P. Clint Rogers
95	Learning Wisdom HTML Version PDF Version Word version	Clark Quinn, Ph.D.
96	Cultural Competence and Instructional Design: Exploration Research into the Delivery of Online Instruction Cross-Culturally PDF Version HTML Version	Clint Rogers, PhD
97	When Each One Has One: Technology as a Change Agent in the Classroom PDF	Gary R. Morrison, Ed.D. Steven M. Ross and Deborah L. Lowther
98	Learning is Scaffolded Construction	Mark H. Bickhard, Ph.D.
99	Job Aids and Performance Support- Moving from Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere	Allison Rossett, Ph.D.

2007-2008
Paper #	TITLE	Author

100	Who Killed Elearning? http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Cronje101 /Who killede-learning.pdf	Johannes Cronje
101	The Online Resource Selection Instructional DesignScript (ORSIDS)™ and Implications for the Selection and Evaluation of Multimedia Learning Objects	Deborah Cohen
102	Meeting Market Demand for Bachelor-Level Instructional Designers	Kurt Rowley
103	Do Generational Differences Matter In Instructional Design	Thomas Reeves
104	Teaching and Learning in Knowledge Networks	George Siemens
105	Designing for e-learning	Mark Nichols
106	Challenges and Strategies for E-Learning in Developing Countries: Case Study, South Pacific	Robert Whalen
107	Special Competitive Analysis Report on Second Life	Tiffany Taylor

2008-2009
Paper #	TITLE	Author
108	Online Support for Intentional Community of Practice	Aaron Powell
109	Practical methods and techniques of knowledge representation in particular those related to concept mapping and mind mapping. History, theoretical background, software, and comparison table.	Mauri Ahlberg
110	Design Based Research vs. Mixed Methods: The Differences and Commonalities.	Goknur Kaplan Akilli
111	Visualizing Mental Models: Understanding Cognitive Change to Support Teaching and Learning of Multimedia Design and Development	Sara McNeil
112	The Operational Principle as a Design Generator	Andy Gibbons
113	Offshore eLearning: Cultural Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions	Andrea Edmundson
114	Extending Possibilities	Mark Nichols

2009-2010
Paper #	TITLE	Author
115	Ownership of VCF	Richard Caladine University of Wollongong
116	Inside the Mystery Box	Andrew Gibbons
117	Critical Thinking	Walt Wager and associates
118	Whole-task models in Education	Jeroen van Merrienboer- NL
119	Changing Nature of Scholarship	George Veletsianos

2010-2011
Paper #	TITLE	Author
120	Mobile learning: How, what, where and when? (A few TUT success stories)	Herman van der Merwe- SAfrica
121	Learning in Cross-Cultural Online MBA Courses: Perceptions of Chinese Students	Andrea Edmundson Xiaojing Liu
122	Career ladders	Sonja Irlbeck
123	Interactive Games for Business Training	Robert Becker
124	Developing a Community Engagement Model for Integrating Mobile Games into the Classroom	Paul Wallace
125	Gender-differences in e-learning/information sharing	Elly Broos

year
Paper #	Title	Author