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AECT announces inaugural fellows

Oct 10 2023

AECT announces its inaugural fellow awardees, Dr. Florence Martin and Dr. Charles Riegeluth.

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Convention keynote to focus on “Debugging by Design”

Jul 15 2023

Can failure help students learn? Yasmin B. Kafai will address this question in a keynote presentation at the AECT Convention in Orlando.

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New Webinar Recording Posted

Apr 11 2023

The 'How to use Bibliometric Analysis in Research Paper Writing' webinar recording is now posted. This webinar was sponsored by the International Division and presented by Dr. Monalisa Dash

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ChatGPT In Education

Mar 16 2023

Have you already immersed yourself in the world of ChatGPT? If so, we want to hear from you! The Systems Thinking and Change division, Learner Engagement Division, and Division of Emerging Learning Technology are working together to plan a series of webinars on ChatGPT and we invite those who have experience and expertise in ChatGPT to join us. If you would like to be a speaker, facilitator, or just share your thoughts, please complete this short google form with your info...

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2022 AECT Convention Proceedings Now Online

Feb 04 2023

The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume #1 contains 33 papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with instruction and training issues are contained in volume #2 which contains 23 papers.

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2023 AECT International Convention: Call for Proposals

Jan 30 2023

Submission Deadline extended to March 5, 2023 for the 100th Anniversary of AECT. This year's theme is 'AECT 100: Reflections and Transformations'. Read the Call for Proposals now to prepare your online submission.

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New! AECT Series published by Brill

Oct 13 2022

Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology Management Series is now available to AECT Members.

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New AECT Book published by Springer

Aug 05 2022

"Global Perspectives on Educational Innovations for Emergency Situations" Editors: Vanessa Dennon, Camille Dickson-Deane, Xun Ge, Dirk Ifenthaler, Sahana Murthy, Jennifer C, Richardson

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New! Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching

Aug 05 2022

In association with the Teacher Education Division, AECT is excited to announce that the first issue of the Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching (JTILT) is now available. JTILT is a brand new openly licensed AECT journal that publishes openly licensed, peer-reviewed technology-integrated lesson plans for teachers and teacher educators

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The Journal of Applied Instructional Design

Aug 05 2022

The Journal of Applied Instructional Design (JAID) is excited to announce its latest issue (Volume 11, Issue 2) has recently been published using the new open-access format.

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2022 AECT Convention Recap

Nov 08 2022

The 2022 AECT International Convention at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas was amazing! We had a total of 931 registrants, 691 in-person and 240 virtual. This is the biggest attendance we’ve had in several years. Thanks to all for attending the convention, however you did! All sessions were recorded and are available to be viewed until December 31.

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AECT announces Nolan Gruver as CEO

Aug 15 2022

The AECT board has announced Nolan Gruver as Chief Executive Officer. Nolan comes to AECT from Washington State where he most recently served as executive director for corporate training and continuing education with the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS). During his time as executive director for CCS, he also served as president and vice president for the Washington State Continuing Education Council which is the official association for Washington State’s sel...

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2021 AECT Proceedings is Now Online

Jan 11 2022

The 2021 AECT Proceedings for the AECT Chicago Convention, 'Homecoming (Homestaying): A Return to Learning through Innovation' is now available. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume #1 contains 26 papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with instruction and training issues are contained in volume #2 which contains 30 papers. DID YOU KNOW: You can search all the proceedings from 2006 - Current! ...

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Call for Chapters: Reimagining Systems Thinking in a Post-Pandemic World

Aug 05 2022

Title: Reimagining Systems Thinking in a Post-Pandemic World Editors: M. Elizabeth Azukas, East Stroudsburg University, Minkyoung Kim, University of West Florida The COVID-19 pandemic caused the largest systemic disruption in history. While the pandemic was clearly a health issue, resulting in the deaths of over 6 million people, it was much more than a health issue. The pandemic was a complex phenomenon that impacted economic, political, and education systems. Th...

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CALL FOR CHAPTERS: 'AECT AT 100: A Century of Leadership in Educational Technology'

Jun 23 2021

The purpose of this book is to highlight AECT’s 100 years of leadership in educational technology and learning. AECT has a rich history, evolving from the National Education Association’s (NEA) Department of Visual Instruction (DVI) and later the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction (DAVI). Over its 100 years, AECT and its members have had a substantial impact on the evolution of American educational technology and learning, including in the areas of audiovis...

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BLAST From the PAST! 1964-1985

May 24 2021

AECT now has archives for the 'AudioVisual Instruction' journal and the 'Instructional Innovator' journal.

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NEW! - AECT Interactions

Apr 14 2021

Check out AECT‘s new digital publication, AECT Interactions, a short-form publication of relevant and contemporary topics for the field of learning design and educational technology.

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What Is Learning Loss in the Wake of the Pandemic?

Mar 14 2022

What Is Learning Loss in the Wake of the Pandemic? A Q&A with Ellen Wagner, AECT Executive Director By Mary Grush, Editor and Conference Program Director, Campus Technology

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WRITE your dissertation FIRST and other essays on a graduate education

Jan 27 2021

by M. David Merrill, Professor Emeritus, Utah State University

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First Principles of Instruction (revised edition) by M. David Merrill

Jan 26 2021

The revised edition of this popular book in instructional design available to AECT members thanks to the generosity of the author M. David Merrill.

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Handbook of Research on Educational Communication

Jan 06 2021

Fifth edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communication is now available.

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The Effect of Covid-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology

Sep 17 2020

AECT is a global organization whose mission is to nurture research-based design of effective teaching and learning, with a particular focus on e-learning. Therefore, we are pleased to pass along this most interesting and timely research on e-learning in Africa. The upcoming AECT Virtual Convention will be an opportunity to learn much more about important research like this.

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Increased Impact Factor for ETR&D

Jul 13 2020

The Educational Technology Research and Development's (ETR&D) 2019 impact factor increased to 2.303 (2019) from 2.115 (2018). ETR&D’s five year impact factor increased to 2.752 (2019) from 2.672 (2018). ETR&D is one of the top Q1 and SSCI journals. On behalf of AECT and Springer Nature, we congratulate all who contribute to the journal on this positive development.

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AECT announces Dr. Ellen Wagner as Interim Executive Director

Jun 17 2021

The Association for Educational Communications and Technology announced that Dr. Ellen Wagner has accepted the position of Interim Executive Director of the organization. Dr. Wagner is a long-time AECT member, who has served in a number of capacities, including most recently as a board member of the AECT Foundation.

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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 Piña (Sullivan University) will oversee the collection of monographs and edited volum...

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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.

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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 levels and around the globe. There is no other comparable work that is designed not only t...

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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 technology (digital learning, e-learning, online/distance/blended learning, etc.).

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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

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K-12 Crowdsourced Resource

Apr 07 2020

As one of the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, AECT solicited for suggestions of online resources (e.g., articles, posts, videos, documents, slides) and recommendations for best practices to support remote teaching and the transition to online course delivery. Given a number of topics (Class/Group Meetings, Delivering Content Online, Ensuring/Creating Student Access, Parents/Guardian Supports for At-Home Learning) to categorize contributions, our goal is to then evaluat...

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