What is instructional technology? Many people may think that instructional designers create instruction booklets or manuals and this is not true. Currently, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) defines instructional technology as “the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management and evaluation of processes and resources for learning". Many of the resources used are different types of media such as videos or computer programs. Instructional designers must understand how people learn and what technology can do in a given situation in order to help teach a lesson or support a learner. Although technology plays an important part in instructional technology, one must remember that technology is only a tool and you must learn how to use it effectively.
“Any teacher that can be replaced with a computer, deserves to be.” - David Thornburg
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