What is Instructional Design The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) defines instructional design as “the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning” (Reiser, 2002, p. 1). The role of instructional design is often misunderstood. Perhaps this is because while the term “industrial design” is […]
Definitions of Educational Technology
Educational Technology What is educational technology? There are a variety of definitions of educational technology. What is instructional design and technology? The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT): Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. [1] The Encyclopedia of Educational […]
Backward Design
What is backward design? The first step to producing quality online, blended or face-t0-face courses is quality course design. The most common approach to course design is to begin with a consideration of the most suitable methodologies for teaching content. In other words, the focus is typically on how the content will be taught, rather […]
Educational Technology: An Overview
Educational technology is a field of study that investigates the process of analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the instructional environment and learning materials in order to improve teaching and learning. It is important to keep in mind that the purpose of educational technology (also referred to as instructional technology) is to improve education. We […]
Screen Capture / Lecture Capture tools
Lecture/screen capture refers to any technology that allows instructors to record a lecture and make it available digitally by placing on the Web for students to watch online before or after class. Screen capture tools can be useful if you are teaching online or if you are interested in flipped teaching. Use cases include: Flipped classrooms Course […]