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Association for Educational Communications and Technology
The Premier International Community for Effective Teaching and Learning
Welcome to Association for Educational Communications and Technology
"AECT is my home in the field of instructional design and technology. My peers are here, my former students are here, who are now peers. Everything that goes on in instructional design and technology is here. You go beyond the journals, and it really is my family within the field."
Ginger Watson-Papelis, Associate Professor of Education, University of Virginia
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is an international organization that values diversity of thought, culture and people whose activities are directed toward improving learning. AECT members may be found in colleges and universities; in the Armed Forces and industry; in museums, libraries, and hospitals; and in any other places where educational change takes place. AECT members include instructional designers, researchers, professors and teachers, educational technologists, and other professionals united by a passion for improving teaching and learning. Our members serve in many different settings including education, business and industry, non-profits, military, health care, and other environments. AECT members fulfill a wide range of responsibilities in the study, planning, application, and production of communications media for instruction.
AECT has become a major organization for those actively involved in instructional design and the development of a systematic approach to learning. It provides an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of ideas among its members and target audiences; it is the national and international advocate for the improvement of instruction; and it is the most widely recognized source of information concerning a wide range of instructional and educational technology. AECT and its members have numerous state and international affiliates, all of which are passionate about finding better ways to help people learn. AECT is the oldest professional home for instructional designers and continues to maintain a central position in the field, promoting high standards of scholarship and practice. AECT has 10 divisions and a Graduate Student Assembly that span the breadth and depth of the field. The association produces two print bimonthly journals, Educational Technology Research and Development and TechTrends, and three electronic journals, Journal of Formative Design in Learning, The Journal of Applied Instructional Design, and International Journal of Designs for Learning.
COVID-19 News
Upcoming Events
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Aug
2020
AECT Foundation Auction Submission Deadline Extended to August 7th
AECT Foundation Auction Submission Deadline Extended to August 7th
As AECT members kn...
18
Aug
2020
STC Webinar: Chaos Theory and the Sciences of Complexity
Presented by: Dr. Charles Reigeluth
The Systems Thinking and Change Division is pleased to ha...
01
Sep
2020
Submission Deadline for the JDFL Writers' Workshop
September 1, 2020 is the deadline to submit a paper for the 2nd Annual JDFL Writers’ Workshop,...
11
Sep
2020
Deadline: ADECT Call for Proposals Abuja - Nigeria
Deadline: Submission of Abstract: 11th September 2020 for the "Association for Digital Educatio...
Latest News
STC Webinar: Chaos Theory and the Sciences of Complexity
July 27 2020
Tuesday, August 18 at 3:00 pm EST by Dr. Charles Reigeluth, Professor Emeritus at Indiana Universit...
2020 AECT Foundation Summer Virtual Auction
July 10 2020
Help The Addie Kinsinger Leadership Intern Program by donating items for the 2020 AECT Foundation Su...
Presidential Leadership Series
May 29 2020
The leadership of AECT has decided to conduct a monthly conversation with members. The first meeting...
Virtual Summer Meetings
April 27 2020
The AECT board has voted to hold the July AECT Board and Leadership Meeting and the Summer Research ...
Publications
The research we have is not the research we need
Aug 03 2020
This article is meant to encourage readers to consider conducting educational design research to add...
Increased Impact Factor for ETR&D
Jul 13 2020
The Educational Technology Research and Development's (ETR&D) 2019 impact factor increased to 2....
New Book Series: 'Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology Management'
Dec 19 2019
Brill is pleased to announce that in collaboration with The Association for Educational Communicatio...
2019 Annual Proceedings - Las Vegas: Volume #1 and #2
Dec 16 2019
The 42nd Annual Proceedings are now online.
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AECT Foundation:
- Supports emerging professionals who will have an impact on education
- Advances and disseminates knowledge and practice in our field
- Develops global connections among professionals and professional practices
AECT Legends and Legacies
ACADEMIC PROGRAM ENDORSEMENT POLICY
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AECT Standards for Professional Education Programs
Research Initiatives
From time to time, AECT receives formal requests for the purpose of soliciting AECT members to participate in surveys and other studies.Please review guidelines to make formal requests for a research initiative.
AECT Policy Briefs
Division Report Form
AECT Design and Development Competition
The Design and Development Division of AECT is pleased to announce the 2020 AECT Design and Development Competition for promising instructional design research by graduate students working with mentors in the Design and Development Division.Learn more...
