The 28th volume of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology. Prominent themes for this volume include e-learning, collaboration, the standards reform movement, and a critical look at the field in its historical context. The audience for the Yearbook consists of media and technology professionals in schools, higher education, and business contexts, including instructional technology faculty, school library media specialists, curriculum leaders, business training professionals, and instructional designers. The Educational Media and Technology Yearbook has become a standard reference in many libraries and professional collections.

MARY ANN FITZGERALD, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia, has worked in Georgia public schools as a teacher and media specialist for more than a decade.

MICHAEL OREY is Associate Professor at the Department of Instructional Technology, University of Georgia.

ROBERT MARIBE BRANCH is Associate Professor, Instructional Technology Division of the Department of Education, University of Georgia, Athens.