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Association for Educational Communications and Technology
The Premier International Community for Effective Teaching and Learning
Welcome to Association for Educational Communications and Technology
"AECT is my home in the field of instructional design and technology. My peers are here, my former students are here, who are now peers. Everything that goes on in instructional design and technology is here. You go beyond the journals, and it really is my family within the field."
Ginger Watson-Papelis, Associate Professor of Education, University of Virginia
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is an international organization that values diversity of thought, culture and people whose activities are directed toward improving learning. AECT members may be found in colleges and universities; in the Armed Forces and industry; in museums, libraries, and hospitals; and in any other places where educational change takes place. AECT members include instructional designers, researchers, professors and teachers, educational technologists, and other professionals united by a passion for improving teaching and learning. Our members serve in many different settings including education, business and industry, non-profits, military, health care, and other environments. AECT members fulfill a wide range of responsibilities in the study, planning, application, and production of communications media for instruction.
AECT has become a major organization for those actively involved in instructional design and the development of a systematic approach to learning. It provides an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of ideas among its members and target audiences; it is the national and international advocate for the improvement of instruction; and it is the most widely recognized source of information concerning a wide range of instructional and educational technology. AECT and its members have numerous state and international affiliates, all of which are passionate about finding better ways to help people learn. AECT is the oldest professional home for instructional designers and continues to maintain a central position in the field, promoting high standards of scholarship and practice. AECT has 10 divisions and a Graduate Student Assembly that span the breadth and depth of the field. The association produces two print bimonthly journals, Educational Technology Research and Development and TechTrends, and three electronic journals, Journal of Formative Design in Learning, The Journal of Applied Instructional Design, and International Journal of Designs for Learning.
COVID-19 News
Upcoming Events
24
Jan
2021
International Joint Conference on Information, Media and Engineering (IJCIME2020)
Conference location: Osaka University, Osaka, Japan Conference date: January 24-26, 2021
15
Feb
2021
Deadline to submit Design Cases for Learning, Design, and Technology
Call for Design Cases for AECT Publication
During this year's virtual AECT conv...
18
May
2021
ADECT/AECT International Conference
ADECT/AECT International Conference:
"The Innovative Educator – Brid...
14
Jun
2021
2021 AECT-INDIA SUMMER INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
2021 AECT-INDIA SUMMER INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Intersection of Education and Te...
Latest News
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Announces 2020 Award Winners for Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Service
October 21 2020
The Association for Educational Communications (AECT) today announced the 2020 award winners for out...
Virtual Summer Meetings
April 27 2020
The AECT board has voted to hold the July AECT Board and Leadership Meeting and the Summer Research ...
AECT Updates:
April 14 2020
Message from Brad Hokanson, Acting President and Phil Harris, Executive Director:
K-12 Crowdsourced Resource
April 07 2020
As one of the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, AECT solicited for suggestions of online resources...
Publications
JAID Special Call for 'Informal Learning in Online Social Communities'
Nov 20 2020
The Journal of Applied Instructional Design has issued a special issue call for proposals on 'Inform...
Call for Design Cases for AECT Publication
Nov 19 2020
The AECT Major Reference Works Section on Case Studies in Learning Design and Instructional Technolo...
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 teachin...
Preview of ETR&D Special Issue
Aug 03 2020
The special issue “A Synthesis of Systematic Review Research on Emerging Learning Environment...
Featured Links
AECT Foundation:
- Supports emerging professionals who will have an impact on education
- Advances and disseminates knowledge and practice in our field
- Develops global connections among professionals and professional practices
AECT Legends and Legacies
ACADEMIC PROGRAM ENDORSEMENT POLICY
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AECT Standards for Professional Education Programs
Research Initiatives
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.
AECT Policy Briefs
Division Report Form
AECT Design and Development Competition
The Design and Development Division of AECT is pleased to announce the 2020 AECT Design and Development Competition for promising instructional design research by graduate students working with mentors in the Design and Development Division.Learn more...
