http://www.aect.org

Membership and Meetings

n   More than 2,000 active members worldwide

n   Annual fall conference in various locations in North America with Proceedings of papers presented

n   Annual summer meeting with alternative focus on research and professional development with an edited volume for papers    presented in alternating years at the Research Symposium

Historical Snapshot

n   Founded in 1923 – by the National Education Association as the Division of Visual Instruction (strong media focus)

n   After WWII developed as an independent association focused on audio-visual instruction and the systematic design of instruction

n   Adopted the permanent name AECT in 1970

n   Moved headquarters to Bloomington, Indiana in 1999

Sample Publications

n   Flagship Journals

l   Educational Technology Research & Development (ETR&D)

l   TechTrends

n   Representative Books

l   Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology

l   Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary

l   The Instructional Use of Learning Objects

AECT Divisions

n   Design & Development

n   Distance Learning

n   International

n   Multimedia Production

n   Research & Theory

n   School Media & Technology

n   Systemic Change

n   Teacher Education

n   Training & Performance

Affiliate International Membership Benefits

n   Online access:

l   Educational Technology Research and Development

l   TechTrends

l   Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology (3 editions)

l   Annual Conference Proceedings

l   Several other AECT publications

n   AECT electronic membership

n   Available outside the United States

l   US$15.00 for full time graduate students

l   US$30.00 for faculty

n   Comprehensive membership normally costs US$170 per year for residents of the USA

n   We make the electronic membership available to encourage international activities and cross cultural understanding.