Ed Psych in a digitally networked world

by | Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Educational Psychology by Punya Mishra

It has been a while coming, but finally the 3rd Edition of the Handbook of Educational Psychology is finally here. We have a chapter in it about the manner in which digital and networking technologies are changing the work that educational psychologists do. Reference and link below. Enjoy.

Mishra, P., Koehler, M. J., & Greenhow, C. (2015). The work of educational psychologists in a digitally networked world. In L. Corno & E. M. Anderman (Eds.) Handbook of Educational Psychology (3rd edition). (pp. 29-40). New York: Routledge.

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