Educational Technology: Associations & Organizations

Instructional Design Certificate (Fully Online)

This fully online program is for anyone developing and/or teaching an online course. Learn the latest developments in instructional design for online education and employ a variety of multimedia technology tools to design, create and evaluate engaging learning experiences.

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ADDIE Instructional Design Certificate Program (Fully Online)

This fully online program is designed for individuals interested in learning more about the ADDIE model. The purpose of this course is to provide trainers/teachers with the fundamental skills in instructional design needed to develop successful training events.

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This page provides links to professional associations and organizations in the field of educational technology.

Educational & Instructional Technology Organizations

• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
• International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
• International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
• IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology (TCLT)
• International Technology and Engineering Education Association (ITEEA)
• Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Association for Talent Development (ATD) – previously known as the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).
• EDUCAUSE
• Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL)
• Instructional Technology Council (ITC)
• WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET)

Distance Education & eLearning Organizations

• Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
• International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
• Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA)
• International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
• European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN)
• Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
• United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
• American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)
• European Association for Distance Learning (EADL)