The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), is an academic and professional association that promotes educational uses of technology. Members provide leadership in the field by promoting scholarship and best practices in
instructional technology
Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning. When referred to with its abbreviation, edtech, it often refer ...
and
educational technology. AECT's headquarters is in
Bloomington,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, having moved from
Washington, DC
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in 1999.
AECT publishes three journals:
* ''TechTrends'', a bimonthly for "leaders in technology and education"
* ''Educational Technology Research and Development'', a bimonthly academic journal
* ''The Quarterly Review of Distance Education'', a quarterly academic journal
AECT sponsors the International Student Media Festival (ISMF) and sponsors an annual academic conference.
See also
*
J. Michael Spector, past president of AECT
*
Christopher Dede
Christopher 'Chris' Dede (born 1947), is an educational researcher and the Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His expertise includes emerging technologies, policy and leadership in educ ...
References
External links
Association for Educational Communications and Technology official website
Educational technology academic and professional associations
Supraorganizations
Educational organizations based in the United States
Companies based in Bloomington, Indiana
Year of establishment missing
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