News, Events, and Activities
AECT News
2020 Early Career Symposium
Feb 12 2020
Application Deadline is April 15th. AECT’s Research and Theory Division will be hosting the 2020 Early Career Symposium, generously sponsored by AECT. The symposium will be held at the annual AECT International Convention on Tuesday, Nov 3 (11:30 AM-5 PM) and Wednesday, Nov 4 (7:30 AM-11 AM), 2020, at Hyatt Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. The symposium will engage partic...
Announcing Formation of New AECT Special Interest Group on Education in Health Professions
Feb 06 2020
To start the New Year, I'm excited to announce the formation of the Education in Health Professions-Special Interest Group (EDHP) within (AECT).
Divisions Leadership Meet to Consider Association Topics, Issues
Feb 06 2020
The new year offered new directions for AECT. On Jan. 24 our divisions met to discuss association topics and issues, as well as plan future actions.
AECT and Divisional Election results.
Feb 03 2020
As a member, please extend your congratulations and support to your new leaders. AECT also extends its appreciate to each candidate for their willingness to serve in their new leadership positions.
2020 Summer Research Symposium: Call for Proposals
Jan 18 2020
March 15, 2020 is the deadline to submit your paper for the 2020 AECT Summer Research Symposium, Learning: Design, Engagement and Definition. Being held in Jacksonville, Florida July 22-23, 2020 in conjunction with the regular AECT Summer Leadership Meetings.
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 Communications and Technology (AECT), it is launching a new book series in 2020 titled Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology Management. The new series is part of the Brill | Sense imprint, and series editors Dr. Christopher T. Miller (Morehead State University) and Dr. Anthony Pi&nti...
2020 Call For Proposal is Live!
Dec 16 2019
The 2020 Call For Proposals online submission is now live. Please review the call for proposals and submit your proposal soon.
2019 Annual Proceedings - Las Vegas: Volume #1 and #2
Dec 16 2019
The 42nd Annual Proceedings are now online.
Excellence at Work
Nov 26 2019
Robert Doyle, Harvard University, conducts series of interviews with the editors of various AECT journals and publications exploring not the only diversity each journal but also how each journal contributes to the field of educational technology in research and application and its impact on improving education.
Learning, Design, and Technology: An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Nov 20 2019
An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy | Editors: Michael J Spector, Barbara B Lockee, Marcus D. Childress | Description: The multiple, related fields encompassed by this Major Reference Work represent a convergence of issues and topics germane to the rapidly changing segments of knowledge and practice in educational communications and technology at all leve...
STC VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB
Nov 18 2019
During Fall 2019, the Systems Thinking & Change Virtual Book Club will be reading The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle. Sign up to join us at: https://forms.gle/PxTxfrtR2bC6GMXKA
CALL FOR BOOKS AND BRIEFS: LEADERSHIP AND BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Nov 18 2019
Series Editors: Christopher Miller and Anthony Piña The Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology series provides opportunities for focused writings on leadership within the field and within the organization. The mission of the series is to document leadership, management and administration issues, best practices, and research within the field of educational techno...
Increased Impact Factor for ETR&D
Feb 11 2019
JUNE 25th, 2019 Clarivate Analytics has released the 2018 Journal Citation Reports. The 2018 2-yr impact factor of Educational Technology Research and Development is 2.115, the 5-yr impact factor is 2.672. Currently the journal ranks 56/243 in the category Education and Educational Research (Q1). In comparison with last year the 2-yr impact factor has increased 0.387. On behalf o...
NEW ONLINE RESOURCE FOR AECT MEMBERS!
Mar 04 2019
The Trends in Instructional Design and Technology Database is now available to all AECT members and their students. The database, which draws upon many major surveys of technology use, provides a clear picture of the trends that educators, learners, and IDT professionals in K – 12 schools, higher education, and business and industry are focusing their attention on. In addition to ac...
Call for Research Summaries
Feb 10 2019
AECT has a request from our NATO partnership for looking for a series of one or more literature research summaries on : Virtual Reality Micro Learning Mobile Learning E-Learning Learning Analytics Augmented Reality Artificial Intelligence
AECT Partners with NATO ACT to Deliver Educational Resources
Jan 22 2019
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomington-based Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) announced a strategic partnership with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The agreement provides NATO ACT with access to AECT's extensive catalog of videos and publications targeting those who deliver ed...
Selected Presentations now on Vimeo
Jan 19 2019
13 recorded presentations including Keynote and Presidential sessions on now on Vimeo.
JOURNAL OF FORMATIVE DESIGN IN LEARNING ANNOUNCEMENT
Feb 24 2019
The editorial board of the Journal of Formative Design in Learning (JDFL) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kalianne Neumann an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Oklahoma State University (sponsor by Dr. Susan Stansbury) and Dr. Logan Arrington an Assistant Professor in Instructional Technology at the University of West Georgia (sponsored by Dr. James Klein) have been selecte...
AECT Foundation Donations
Oct 24 2018
Contribute a donation to support specific endowments and the legacy of the AECT Foundation.
General Call for Special-Issue Proposals -- ETR&D
Oct 10 2018
This call is open, and all submissions will be reviewed quarterly. The Research, Development, and Cultural and Regional Perspectives Editors will manage the proposal review process.
New Privacy Statement
May 24 2018
We’ve updated our Privacy Statement to support new EU data protection laws.
AECT's Reference Library
Feb 08 2018
AECT offers a huge reference library to our members as well as open source content. INCLUDING: - Access to AECT and Springer Journals - Numerous Online Book Publications - Video Library including recorded Webinars and recorded convention presentations and more...
The Definition and Terminology Committee
Mar 08 2018
The Definition and Terminology Committee has issued a new definition for Educational Technology: 'Educational technology is the study and ethical application of theory, research, and best practices to advance knowledge as well as mediate and improve learning and performance through the strategic design, management and implementation of learning and instructional processes and resources.'
AECT Research Initiatives
Mar 11 2018
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.
