Donald P. Ely Papers
An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives
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Summary
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| Creator: |
Ely, Donald P., 1930-2014.
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| Title: |
Donald P. Ely Papers |
| Dates: |
1954-2007 |
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14 boxes (7.5 linear
feet)
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| Abstract: |
The Donald P. Ely Papers consist of his
published writings, awards, and other materials related to both his time at Syracuse
University and his involvement with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information
Resources.
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| Language: |
Dutch, English, French, Hungarian,
Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish
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| Repository: |
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives
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Biography
Donald Paul Ely (1930-2014) was a professor in the School of Education and director of
the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology at Syracuse University. He was born
in Buffalo, New York on September 3, 1930. Ely received his bachelor’s degree in English
literature and speech and drama from the State University of New York at Albany in 1951.
After graduating, he pursued a master’s degree in audiovisual communication at Syracuse
University, completing the program in 1953. While getting his education, Ely served as a
member of the Army Reserve engineers’ division from 1951 to 1954. Ely then studied at
the Teachers’ College at Columbia University from 1954 to 1956 before returning to
Syracuse University as the associate director of the Audiovisual Center. He would go on
to serve as director of the Center of Instructional Communications from 1959 to 1970 and
to earn his doctorate in audiovisual communications and psychology from the University
in 1961.
In addition to his initial duties as associate director and, later, director of these
centers, Ely served as a professor in the School of Education. His focus as an educator
was on instructional technologies. In 1972, Ely proposed the creation of the Center for
the Study of Information and Education, of which he served as director until the
creation of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources at Syracuse University. The
latter was founded by Ely in 1977, and he would serve as its director until 1990. Ely
was also a part of the Syracuse University Board of Graduate Studies, as well as the
Fulbright Selection Committee. He was also a Fulbright Award recipient, which took him
to places such as Chile.
When he was not attending to his various responsibilities at the University, Ely would
travel to other institutions as a guest instructor or lecturer, having taught previously
at the University of Buffalo and SUNY New Paltz. Among these institutions were the
University of Colorado, Boulder, and Arizona State University. He also traveled to
Indonesia, where he helped to develop the Center for Communications Technology in
Jakarta, and Twente University of Technology in the Netherlands. Ely served as a
consultant in the field of information technologies and instructional communications. He
worked with Harvard University, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States
Office of Education, as well as smaller organizations. Ely was a member of a number of
boards and committees within his field. He sat on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Educational Technology and the Revista de Tecnologia Educativa, among others. He was also a
member of the National Education Association, the American Association of School
Librarians, and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Outside of his life at the University, Ely was very involved in his surrounding
community. He was past-president and trustee of the Dewitt Community Library
Association, past-president and trustee of Film Forum, Inc., and on the Board of
Trustees for the Onondaga Public Library. Ely was also an elder at Pebble Hill
Presbyterian Church. He retired from Syracuse University in 1995 with a plethora of
seminal publications under his name. Ely died on September 24, 2014.
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Scope and Content Note
The Donald P. Ely Papers contain materials related to his work as a Syracuse University
faculty member and educational technologies specialist. The collection is divided into
nine series:
The Awards and Degrees series contains certificates, plaques,
diplomas, and medals awarded to Ely by various institutions and organizations.
The Conference Materials series is composed of materials
created for professional conferences and symposia, including lecture scripts and event
programs.
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources series is
devoted to the Syracuse University institution and contains relevant publications,
photographs, and research materials.
The Lecture Materials series contains clippings,
correspondence, and presentation scripts related to the J. Richard Street Lecture for
the Centennial Year of Syracuse University and the James P. Curtis Distinguished Lecture
Series at the University of Alabama, both at which Ely spoke.
The Photographs series contains images of Ely and his
associates in South Africa, Indonesia, Colorado, and at Syracuse University.
The Professional Materials series contains his annual reports
to the School of Education and miscellaneous materials related to Ely's various
positions at and outside of the University. These materials include his Curriculum
Vitae, faculty profile, and handwritten notes.
The Publications series comprises Ely's published books, book
chapters, book reviews, journal and magazine articles, and reports.
The Teaching Materials series contains audiocassettes, games,
images, and literature pertaining to Ely's curriculum.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to
allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Please also note that the Reading Room does not have the proper equipment to play or
read the audiovisual and disk storage materials.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all
relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any
materials in this collection.
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Selected Search Terms
Names
Ely, Donald P., 1930-2014.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
Education.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information
Resources.
College teachers.
Higher education.
Types of material
Floppy disks.
Microfiche.
Photographs.
Plaques (flat objects)
Slides (photographs)
Audiocassettes.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Donald P. Ely Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The Donald P. Ely Papers were donated to the Archives by his family in 2015.
Processing Information
Materials are housed in acid-free folders and boxes. Accessible files were printed from
floppy disks for researcher use.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Erin Carter and Anna Smallwood
Date: 2015
Revision history:
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Arrangement
Materials are arranged by series and in alphabetical order.
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Inventory
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Awards and Degrees |
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Certificates |
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology -
Outstanding Leadership 1965
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference
at Florida State University - Certificate of Participation 2003
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| Box 1 |
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Committee for Education and Human Resources - Certificate of
Achievement 1993
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| Box 1 |
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Council on Mass Media, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -
Certificate of Appreciation undated
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| FC 2-1 |
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Departemen Pendidikan Dan Kebudayaan, Universitas Terbuka
(Indonesia) - Trends on Distance Education Seminar 1991
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| Box 1 |
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National Advisory Panel, Results-Based Staff Development for the
Middle Grades - Certificate of Appreciation 1998
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National Education Association - Member for Life 1956 |
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National Library of Education Advisory Task Force -
Membership 1995
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| Box 1 |
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National Science Foundation - Program Management Seminar 1992 |
| Box 1 |
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Onondaga County Public Library - Certificate of
Appreciation undated
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| Box 1 |
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People-to-People Program - Photographic Committee 1957 |
| Box 1 |
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United States Marine Corps, Education Branch - Certificate of
Commendation 1991
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Universidad Nacional Tecnica de Piura (Peru) - Primer Seminario
Regional de Tecnologia Educativa 1975
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| Box 1 |
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University of Colorado, Boulder - Cum Laude Professor 1962 |
| Box 1 |
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White House Conference on Library and Information Services -
Delegate 1991
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Degrees |
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Monte Corona College - Honorary Degree 1971 |
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Syracuse University - Doctorate Degree 1961 |
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Medals and Plaques |
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology -
Distinguished Service Award 1987
Plaque
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| Box 2 |
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology -
Exemplary International Contribution Award 1986
Plaque
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| Box 2 |
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology,
International Council - International Contributions Award 2000
Plaque
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Division
of Instructional Development - Lifetime Achievement Award 1997
Plaque
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| Box 1 |
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Department of Audio-Visual Instruction - Past President 1965-1966 Gavel with Engraved Plate |
| Box 1 |
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Departemen Pendidikan Dan Kebudayaan, Universitas Terbuka
(Indonesia) - Appreciation 1979 Plaque
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Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC Clearinghouse) -
Dedication to Excellence 1995
Plaque
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| Box 2 |
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National Audio-Visual Education Association of China - Certificate
of Recognition 1992
Plaque
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| Box 3 |
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New York State Audio Visual Council - Past President 1956
Plaque
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| Box 3 |
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Northeast Regional Audiovisual Leadership Conference -
Founder 1971
Plaque
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| Box 3 |
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School of Education, Syracuse University - Retirement
Plaque 1995
Plaque
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| Box 3 |
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State University of New York at Albany - Distinguished
Alumnus 1974
Medal
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| Box 3 |
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Phi Beta Delta - International Scholars undated
Medal
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Workshop on the Management of Educational Technology for Higher
Education - Jakarta 1979
Plaque
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Conference Materials |
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"Communication Technology and Techniques of the 70s" by Donald P. Ely,
Christian Education Leadership Seminar, Ohio 1969
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"The Contemporary College Library: Change by Evolution or Revolution?"
by Donald P. Ely, New York Library Association Annual Convention 1969
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"Creating the Conditions for Change" by Donald P. Ely, Changing Times:
Changing Libraries, Allerton Park Institute, Illinois 1976
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"The Current Status of Audiovisual Definitions and Terminology: An
International Perspective" by Donald P. Ely, International Symposium on the
Cataloguing, Coding, and Statistics of Audio-Visual Materials,
Strasbourg 1976
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"Current Trends in AV Technology" by Donald P. Ely, Library Association
of Australia Biennial Conference, Tasmania 1977
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"Determining Trends and Issues in Educational Technology Through
Content Analysis" by Donald P. Ely, Association for Educational Communications
and Technology, California 1990
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Educational Science and Technology: Perspectives
for the Future, edited by Donald P. Ely, Linda E. Odenthal, and
Tjeerd Plomp, University of Twente, Netherlands 1999
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Forum on Technology in Education - Envisioning the Future, Georgetown
University 1999
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"Instructional Design and the Library Media Specialist" by Donald P.
Ely and Margaret E. Chisholm, American Library Association, Chicago 1979
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International Conference on Audio Visuals in the Church,
Wisconsin 1961
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"No Two Days the Same: Confessions of a Practicing Educational
Technologist" by Donald P. Ely, Association for Educational Communications and
Technology Presidential Session, New Orleans 1988
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"Personnel: A Competency Approach" by Donald P. Ely, University of
Evansville, Indiana 1976
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"Projections, Probes, and Problems of Instructional Technology in the
Future" by Donald P. Ely, Lake Okoboji Educational Media Leadership Conference,
Iowa 1973
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Recording of Donald P. Ely, Lake Okoboji Educational Media Leadership
Conference, Iowa 1973
Audiocassette
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"Reflections from a Crystal Ball: The Future of the Library" by Donald
P. Ely, North Carolina Library Association Biennial Conference 1977
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"Some Prior Questions" by Donald P. Ely, Conference on Instructional
Technology and the Planning of School Plants, University of Southern
California 1971
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"The World of Audio-Visual Education: Its Impact on Libraries and
Librarians," Donald P. Ely, Library Association of Australia Biennial
Conference, Tasmania 1977
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources |
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Oversight Hearing on the ERIC System Before the United States House
Committee on Education and Labor 1987
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Photograph Album circa 1995 |
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Photographs 1977-1995 |
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Publications |
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Assessing the Competencies of Media
Professionals: A Model for Determining Costs and Effectiveness by
Donald P. Ely and Evelyn H. Daniel 1979
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"Competence-Based Education for Media Professionals" by Donald P.
Ely undated
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"Computers in Schools and Universities in the United States" by
Donald P. Ely undated
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"The Dynamics of an Information System for Educational Technology"
by Donald P. Ely circa 1979
(2 copies)
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"Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)" by Donald P.
Ely undated
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"ERIC: Multidisciplinary/Multinational" by Donald P. Ely 1985 |
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The ERIC Review 1993
(2 copies)
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A Guide to Audiovisual Resources About
ERIC by Donald P. Ely 1979
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"Information: How to Cope with the Deluge" by Donald P.
Ely undated
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Information Technology in Education: The Best
of ERIC by Donald P. Ely 1982
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Microfiche - Publications by Donald P. Ely 1979-1999 |
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A Process for Developing a Competency Based
Educational Program for Media Professionals by Donald P. Ely and
Evelyn H. Daniel, Annotated Bibliography by Faith Stein 1977
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Semiannual Bulletin 1999
(2 copies)
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"Technology, Information, and Society: The Road Ahead" by Donald P.
Ely 1979
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Trends and Issues in Educational
Technology by Donald P. Ely, with Alan Januszewski and Glenn Le
Blanc 1988
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Trends and Issues in Educational
Technology by Donald P. Ely, Glenn Le Blanc, and Crystal
Yancey 1989
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Trends in Educational Technology by
Donald P. Ely 1992
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Trends in Educational Technology by
Donald P. Ely 1995
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Trends in Educational Technology by
Donald P. Ely 2002
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Lecture Materials |
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"Facts and Fallacies About the Future of Technology in Education of the
Deaf" by Donald P. Ely 2001 floppy disk and printed copies of
files
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The J. Richard Street Lecture for the Centennial Year of Syracuse
University
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Clippings 1970 |
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Correspondence 1970 |
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"The Most Important Number is One: The Potential of Individualized
Instruction in Higher Education" by Donald P. Ely 1970
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The James P. Curtis Distinguished Lecture Series, University of
Alabama
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Clippings 1995 |
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"Technology is the Answer! But What Was the Question?" by Donald P.
Ely 1995
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"Our Field in the 1960s" by Donald P. Ely circa 1970 |
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Photographs |
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College of Education, South Africa undated |
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Commencement undated |
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Keynote Speaker, University of Colorado 1974 |
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Salatiga, Indonesia - Photograph Album 1979 |
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Semarang, Indonesia 1979 |
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Professional Materials |
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Annual Reports to School of Education 1973-1986 |
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology Reviewer's
Criteria 2004
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Files 1997 floppy disk and printed copies of
files
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Center for Communications Technology for Education and Culture -
Workshop 1979
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Curriculum Vitae circa 1996 |
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Curriculum Vitae Update Forms 1987, 1989-1991 |
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DID Interview circa 1981 |
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"The Evolution of Distance Learning Technology and Practice" Chapter
with Comments 2000 floppy disk and printed copy of
file
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Faculty Profile undated |
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Marshall McLuhan Materials undated |
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Notes undated |
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University of Twente - Report of Activities 1994 |
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Publications |
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Books |
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Audiovisual Facilities and Equipment for
Churchmen by Donald P. Ely, Edward A. George, and James E.
Alexander 1970
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Classic Writings on Instructional
Technology by Donald P. Ely and Tjeerd Plomp 1996
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Classic Writings on Instructional Technology,
Volume 2 by Donald P. Ely and Tjeerd Plomp 2001
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Educational Media and Technology
Yearbook edited by Donald P. Ely and Barbara B. Minor 1988
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Educational Media and Technology
Yearbook edited by Donald P. Ely and Barbara B. Minor 1992
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Educational Media and Technology
Yearbook edited by Donald P. Ely and Barbara B. Minor 1993
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Educational Media and Technology
Yearbook edited by Donald P. Ely and Barbara B. Minor 1994
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Educational Media and Technology
Yearbook edited by Donald P. Ely and Barbara B. Minor 1995-1996
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An Evolution of Educational Technology:
Celebrating the Syracuse Program at Fifty by Donald P.
Ely 1998
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The Evolution of Instructional Design and
Development: The Syracuse Program at Fifty by Donald P.
Ely 1998
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Finding Your Online Voice: Stories Told by
Experienced Online Educators, Foreword by Donald P.
Ely 2007
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Internationalizing Library and Information
Science Education: A Handbook of Policies and Procedures in
Administration and Curriculum edited by John F. Harvey and Frances
Laverne Carroll 1987
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International Encyclopedia of Educational
Technology edited by Donald P. Ely and Tjeerd Plomp 1996
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Media Education edited by Zaghloul
Morsy 1984
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Media Personnel in Education: A Competency
Approach by Donald P. Ely and Margaret E. Chisholm 1976
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Reader in Media, Technology, and
Libraries edited by Margaret Chisholm 1975
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Teaching and Media by Donald P. Ely and
Vernon S. Gerlach 1971
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Teaching and Media: Teacher's Manual by
Donald P. Ely and Vernon S. Gerlach 1971
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Tecnologia Didactica by Donald P. Ely
and Vernon S. Gerlach 1979
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Book and Encyclopedia Chapters |
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1964 - 1978 |
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1979 - 1988 |
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Book Reviews 1971-1996 |
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Journal and Magazine Articles |
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1954 - 1969 |
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1970 - 1975 |
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1976 - 1977 |
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1978 - 1979 |
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1980 - 1981 |
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1982 - 1984 |
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1985 - 1989 |
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1990 - 2001 |
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Undated |
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Lists of Publications undated |
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Reports |
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"The Diffusion and Implementation of Educational Technology in
Developing Nations: Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Indonesia, Chile, and
Peru" by Donald P. Ely 1990
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"Educational Technology and the External Degree" by Donald P.
Ely 1972
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"A General Information System for Educational Technology (ETGIS): A
Conceptual Scheme" by Donald P. Ely and Margaret E. Chisholm 1974
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IPA Report by Donald P. Ely 1992-1993 |
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"Okoboji: A Twenty Year Review of Leadership, 1955-1974" edited by
Lee W. Cochran 1977
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Teaching Materials |
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Audiocassettes |
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Diffusion Strategies - Mr. Implementer undated |
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Diffusion Strategies - Intro. to Diff. Simulation Game undated |
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Diffusion Strategies - Planning, Installation,
Maintenance undated
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Includes: #1 - Basic Concepts in Eval., #2 Eval. for Revision, and
#3 FORSUM undated
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Change Agent Game undated
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A Cultural Profile: Version 2.0 1992 floppy desk and printed list of files
on disk
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"Developments in the Field of Educational Technology
1945-1980" circa 1980
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Distance Education - Unit Presentations undated floppy disk and printed copies of
files
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"Educational Technology at Concordia University: A Philosophical
Personal History" by Gary M. Boyd 1986
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EME 5457 - Final Project 1999 floppy disk and printed copies of
files
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Instructional Materials for Teaching Audiovisual
Courses by Syracuse University Audiovisual Center 1961
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On Course Game undated
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Slides |
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Diffusion Simulation Game undated |
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Diffusion Strategies - Mr. Implementer undated |
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Diffusion Strategies - Planning, Installation,
Maintenance undated
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Evaluation undated |
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Syllabus - Educational Technology: Definition of the Field 1981 |
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