DOMAINS OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION What is AECT ? The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is a professional association of thousands of educators and others whose activities are directed toward improving instruction through technology The Association has become a major organization for those actively involved in the designing of instruction and a systematic approach to learning DOMAINS OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION by AECT Instructional Technology Domain 1994
Instructional Technology is an integrated and complex process which it involves human resources, other sources, procedures, ideas, apparatus and organizations to analyze, problems that are possible to arise about human learning, and then design, evaluate and manage the solution of those problems in a state that the process of learning has certain objective and it is controlled.
Instructional Technology Domain 1977 1. Function of Instructional management.
2. Function of Instructional development.
3. Function of Learning resource.
FUNCTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT. - Standardize and manage the other functions. - Responsible to ensure that the flow of education goes smooth and effective.
types
Organization management - Identify the needs of the organization - Decide the aims and the objectives - Estimated expenses - Transaction - Management of the intra and inter relationship of organization.
Staff management - Take, supervise, and evaluate the employees FUNCTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. - Analysis problems of learning - Create , implement, and evaluate the solutions of problems
Instructional Development Distribution Research Theory Design Publishing Evaluation Selection Logistics Usage FUNCTION OF LEARNING RESOURCE. -In Instructional Technology, the solution for all the problems that occurs is in the Function of Learning Resource.
Learning Resource Settings or locations.
Message
Human
Materials
Equipment
Techniques
Instructional Technology Domain 1994 Instructional Technology Domain year 1994 is the continuity from Instructional Technology Domain year 1977.
The only difference between the Instructional Technology domain year 1994 and year 1977 is the Instructional Technology domain in year 1994 is more detailed and specific
There are 5 domains in the Instructional Technology Domain year 1994.
There are not much differences in all the domains between the 2 years.
This is because the development, usage and evaluation domain in the Instructional Technology Domain year 1994 is already in the Instructional Development.
Each domain has its own theory and practice.
These domain can function alone or it can also interact with other domains.
The interaction can be in any form not only in a linear form.
The definition about Instructional Technology which is defined by AECT in the year 1994.
The definition gives major importance to theory and practice. According to the definition theory and practice is the base for each action taken. You should always have knowledge ( theory ) to support your practice if you are involved in this field.
What is theory ??? Theory is concepts, constructs, principles and suggestions that will contribute to knowledge. What is practice ??? Practice is the usage or the application of knowledge to solve the problems. Instructional Technology is a theory and a practice about designing, developing, using, managing, and evaluating process plus sources for learning.
Theory Practice 5. Evaluation 1. Design 2. Development 3. Usage 4. Management Design Domain