Foundations and Frontiers of Educational Technology

This book presents research that effectively integrates cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (particularly large language models) with educational practices, driving tangible pedagogical transformation with distinctive results — moving beyond theoretical discourse into practical implementation. It synthesizes research from authoritative domestic and international journals to showcase frontier developments across educational technology domains, and incorporates both globally representative case studies and distinctive Chinese practical experiences. It serves not only as a textbook for educational technology and related disciplines, enabling a comprehensive understanding of field advancements while building foundational knowledge and skills, but can also be adopted as training material for educators' technological upskilling across all institutional levels. Furthermore, this book provides actionable insights for educational technology enterprises in system design and product development. In summary, this book is an essential reference for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, educators, researchers, developers, and practitioners in educational technology and related fields.