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AECT
History
What
is AECT?
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is
a professional association of thousands of educators and others whose
activities are directed towards improving instruction through technology.
Technology is interpreted as process, not merely in terms of hardware
(such as computers or television or projectors), but in terms of learners
and their relationship to the people, events, places, and things through
which they learn.
AECT
Members and subscribers
may be found in schools and colleges; in the Armed Forces and industry;
in museums, libraries, and hospitals; in the many places where educational
change is underway. AECT members carry out a wide range of responsibilities
in the study, planning, application, and production of communications
media for instruction.
Founded
in 1923
The Association has become a major organization for those actively involved
in the designing of instruction and a systematic approach to learning.
It provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination
of ideas for its members and for larger audiences; it is the national
and international spokesperson for the improvement of instruction; and,
it is the world's largest publisher of information concerning a wide range
of instructional technology.
History of AECT
A detailed history of AECT from its inception in 1923 to its relocation in Bloomington, Indiana in 1999 has been compiled with the sponsorship of the Design and Development Division*.
This historical overview is arranged into six time periods:
* The text was written by Michael Molenda of Indiana University; the visuals and Web page design are by Yu Feng.
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