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Definition of Our Field: Educational Technology

I would agree with the latest AECT definition of the concept of educational technology:

Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources¹.

I like that the word ethical is added in this new definition since we all realized how easy for today’s learning materials are taken without permission. AECT’s code of ethics highlights commitment to the profession--inform users about copyright law and other laws relating to the profession. The code also underlines commitment to the individual--provide open and indiscriminate access.
The word facilitating means that we focus on learning experience, not on technologies, and therefore seamlessly assist learners in improving their performance.
The terms creating, using, and managing cover required activities in educational technology; creation implies analysis, design, development, and evaluation; utilization implies selection, diffusion, and institutionalization; and management incorporates project, delivery system, personnel, and information management (Reiser and Dempsey, 2006.)

References

1. Reiser, R. A. & Dempsey, J. V. (2006). Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (2nd ed.) Columbus, Ohio: Prentice Hall
   
2. AECT (n.d.). Code of Ethics. Retrieved August 30, 2006, from http://www.aect.org/About/Ethics.htm
   

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