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. AECT's headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
AECT publishes three journals:
- TechTrends, a bimonthly for "leaders in technology and education"
- Educational Technology Research and Development, a bimonthly academic journal
- Journal of Formative Design in Learning, 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
External links
References
"About Us - Association for Educational Communications and Technology". www.aect.org. Retrieved 2024-04-23. https://www.aect.org/aect/about ↩
"Home Page". AECT. Retrieved 20 March 2025. https://www.aect.org/home ↩
"Tech Trends". Springer. Retrieved 20 March 2025. https://link.springer.com/journal/11528/volumes-and-issues ↩
"Educational Technology Research and Development". Springer. Retrieved 20 March 2025. https://link.springer.com/journal/11423 ↩
"Journal of Formative Design in Learning". Springer. Retrieved 20 March 2025. https://link.springer.com/journal/41686 ↩
"2013 AECT International Convention". aect.site-ym.com. October 29 – November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013. http://www.aect.org/events/default.asp ↩