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 and
educational 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 ...
. 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 ...
, 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
Jonathan Michael Spector is an American academic working as the professor of learning technologies and the doctoral program coordinator at the University of North Texas He was previously professor of educational psychology of the University of Geo ...
, past president of AECT
*
Christopher Dede
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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