This document summarizes and analyzes instructional technology. It discusses how the field has had different names over time, such as audiovisual instruction and education technology. While instructional technology is the most widely used term in the US, the field is difficult to define because it is constantly evolving. Early definitions of instructional technology focused on instructional media and physical means of presentation, while later definitions emphasized the process of design and development. The most recent definition characterizes it as the study and practice of facilitating learning through appropriate technological processes and resources.
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3. • Over the years there have been different names for the field of
Instructional Technology and Design. There have been different
labels and terms such as audiovisual instruction, audiovisual
communication, and education technology.
4. • In the United States, the most widely used term has been Instructional
Technology. The field of Instructional Design and Technology is so difficult to define
because the field is ever-changing. Individuals in the field usually focus in on
certain aspects of the field.
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5. Early definitions of the field of Instructional technology
focused on instructional media. The physical means by
which instruction is presented to learners. (Reiser &
Dempsey ,2018).
6. • Later definitions focused on more of the process that each individual
should take rather than just associated with media. Instructional
Technology is the theory and practice of design, development,
utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources
for learning. (Seels & Richey, 1994, p.1).
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7. • In 2008, an AECT committee produced a book that presented a new
definition of the field of educational technology (AECT Definition and
Terminology Committee, 2008) Educational technology is the study
and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving
performance by creating, using and managing appropriate
technological processes and resources. (AECT Definition and
Terminology Committee, 2008, p.1)
8. REFERENCES:
• Reiser, R. A., & Dempsey, J. V. (2018). Trends and issues in instructional design and
technology. (4th Ed.) Boston: Pearson Chapter 1
