The Recent History of AECT and the Learning, Instruction, Design, and Technology Field: Late 1990’s to Today

• In Event: The Recent History of AECT and the Learning, Instruction, Design, and Technology Field: Late 1990’s to Today

Short Description

The story of AECT began in 1923 with the creation of the National Education Association’s Department of Visual Instruction. What started as a small group of passionate educators searching for better ways to help people learn has turned into an international association representing a broad range of professionals interested in improving learning using media and technology. This session will present key historical elements from the fourth 25 years of AECT (late 1990s to today).

Authors

• Contributor: Ginger S Watson, Old Dominion University

• Contributor: Heather Leary, Brigham Young University

• Contributor: Rebecca Clark-Stallkamp, East Carolina University

• Contributor: Robert Doyle, Harvard University

• Contributor: Wendell G. Johnson, Northern Illinois University

• Contributor: Matt Ames, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) | Rwanda

• Contributor: Kay Shelton Kozak, Northern Illinois University