Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues

Many people today struggle with problematic ICT interfaces in their attempts to adapt to the ever-changing digital information environment. To effectively address these issues with strong, highly usable, and effective solutions, it is essential to keep pace with the newest advances in the field. With more than 1,300 references to existing literature and 253 key terms with detailed definitions the Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues addresses this need for complete information on the current state of best techniques and practices. Through 33 authoritative contributions by 60 of the world's leading experts this publication presents a full spectrum of successful designs, defined as communicative relation-building solutions, for individuals and collectives of interlocutors. The handbook also includes a longitudinal perspective of past mistakes, current trends and future opportunities, and is a musthave for beginners in the field as well as qualified professionals exploring the full potential of human interactions as facilitated by digital technologies.

Thomas Hansson, holds a PhD in Teaching and Learning at Luleå University of Technology, working as Associate Professor in Pedagogy at University of Southern Denmark and Blekinge Institute of Technology. Thomas is registered educational consultant and assessment expert for Socrates/Erasmus European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, and Comenius European Commission. Lifelong Learning: Comenius, Grundtvig, ICT and Languages. Project management covers Socrates-Comenius Heart of Learning Organizations. Nordic Council 890/2002-2004, Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language. Nordplus/Nordic Council 1022/2005-2007, Values in Education.