A Closer Look At Education In The 21st Century

By: Sonya CatoDr. RickmanLIBM 6320

October 31, 2011

Making A Difference In Education

O Association for Educational Communications and Technology is a national and international professional association(AECT, 2011).

O Arkansas Association of Instructional Media is one of the state affiliates of AECT(AAIM, n.d).

O Both organizations are dedicated to the improvement of education through the use of technology(AAIM, n.d).

A Look Back At AECT in the 20th Century

O Established in 1923 as the National Education Association’s Department of Visual Instruction.

O The association was first created by a small group of educators who were dedicated to helping people find a better way to learn.

O The name AECT was adopted in the major reconstruction in 1969-1970.

O The association’s history in the 20th Century can be broken into six periods.

(AECT, 2001, pg1)

6 Periods of History Of The AECT

O Formative Period 1923-1931O Consolidation Period 1932-1945O Post-War Growth Period 1946-1957O Federal Aid Boom Period 1958-1970O Independence And Dispersion Period 1971-1982O Computer Impact and Downsizing Period

1983-1999(AECT, 2001, p.1)

Mission StatementThe mission of the Association for Communications and Technology is to provide international leadership by promoting scholarship and best practices in the creation, use, and management of technologies for effective teaching and learning in a wide range of settings.

(AECT,2011,p.1)

Goals of the AECTO Define the disciplines and professional activities

that comprise the field of educational communications and technology.

O Serve and represent professionals in the field and support professional growth.

O Advance scholarship and practice that contribute to and enlarge the knowledge base of the field.

O Promote policies that ensure the humane and ethical use of educational communications and technology at all levels, from the personal through the international.

(AECT, 2011, p.1)

Who are the members of AECT?O Members of the AECT come from a wide

variety of backgrounds. Members are found in:

O Colleges and UniversitiesO Armed ForcesO Museums O LibrariesO HospitalsO Any place where educational change is

underway.(AECT, 2011)

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Who Else Makes up the AECT?

O Along with the members of the AECT there are 24 state affiliates.

O Arkansas Association of Instructional Media is one of the 24.

O There are 6 international affiliates of the AECT.

O The AECT, with all of the diversity, makes for an outstanding forum for the exchange of ideas.

(AECT, 2011)

Divisions Within AECTThe AECT has 10 divisions that represent the depth of the organization.O Design and DevelopmentO Distance LearningO Graduate Student AssemblyO InternationalO Multimedia ProductionO Research And TheoryO School Media and TechnologyO Systematic ChangeO Teacher EducationO Training and Performance(AECT, 2011)

What Does the AECT Do?O The AECT members carry out a wide range of

responsibilities in the study, planning , application, and production of communications media for instruction.

O The AECT produces two bimonthly journals, Educational Technology Research and Development and Tech Trends.

O The AECT is the national and international representative for the improvement of instruction.

(AECT, 2011, p.1)

Interesting FactsO The Association for Educational

Communications and Technology is the oldest professional home for this field of interest and has continuously maintained a central position in the field, promoting high standards, in both scholarship and in practice.

O The AECT is the most recognized association of information concerning a wide range of instructional and educational technology.

(AECT, 2011, p.1)

Informing UsO AECT will hold an annual international

meeting on November 8-12 in Jacksonville, Florida.

O If you can not make it there you can join them at their 2nd annual meeting in Second Life.

O Second Life is a virtual meeting forum.O Members can interact in this virtual to

exchange ideas and view meetings.O Visit this website to see what is going

on in with AECT is Second Lifehttp://www.aect.org/Secondlife/default.asp(AECT, 2011)

INTRODUCING AAIMO Arkansas Association of Instructional

Media is one of the state affiliates to AECT.

O “The Arkansas Association of Instructional Media is a group of professional educators dedicated to the improvement of education through the use of technology and media.”

(AAIM, 2011)

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Purposes and Goals of AAIM“The general purposes and goals of the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media shall be the improvement of education and the public welfare through the use of educational media”(AAIM, n.d., p. 2)

History of AAIMO1953- organized as AAVA

(Arkansas Audio Visual Association)

O1966-Affilicated nationally with what is now the AECT

O1988- Officially change name to AAIM (Arkansas Association of Instructional Media)

(AAIM, 2011)

CommunicationO AAIM members have communication

through:O AAIM ListservO AAIM WebsiteO AAIM Journal (bi-annual)O Professional development conference

in the spring providing instruction on technology, media usage, and current innovations in library media

(AAIM, 2011)

AAIM AwardsO School Library Media Specialist AwardO Outstanding Individual AchievementO Herb Lawrence Leadership AwardO Outstanding Media ProgramO Technology Leader of the YearO Progressive School Library Media AwardO William Fulton Award(AECT, n.d.)

Scholarships O Heloise Griffon

ScholarshipO Heloise Griffon is a

past director of Audiovisual Services for the Arkansas Department of Education

O Established in 1980

O Margaret Crank Amps Scholarship

O Margaret Amps was a past media service director for the Arkansas Department of Education.

O Established in 2009

(AAIM, 2003 p.44)

Student Media Festival Awards

O “The Arkansas Association of Instructional Media sponsors the Student Media Festival each year.”

O The Student Media Festival is to recognize media projects created by Arkansas students.

O The student must be sponsored by a teacher or librarian.

(AAIM, 2003, p. 48)

How To Become A Member

AAIM AECTO Membership forms

are available at http://aaim.k12.ar.us/Forms/AAIMmembership.pdf

O Membership fee is $20.00 per year.

O Membership forms are available at http://www.aect.org/Membership/default.asp

O Membership fee is $125.00 for regular membership. Other options available.

How Would Being A Member Benefit You?

AAIM AECTO Class ReplyO Class Reply

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How Would Being A Member Benefit You?

AAIM AECTO Being in touch with

local professionals.O Having the latest

information regarding library media.

O Local exchange of ideas.

O Seeing the latest information from around the nation and internationally.

O Having assess to AECT publications.

O Having the opportunity to exchange ideas on a national and international level.

ReferencesArkansas Association of Instructional Media(2011). Arkansas Association of Instructional Media. Retrieved from http://aaim.k12.ar.us/Arkansas Association of Instruction (2003). Handbook. Retrieved from http://aaim.k12.ar.us/About_us/AAIM%20Handbook%20Revised%20March%202011.pdf

Arkansas Association of Instruction (n.d). 50 Years of Arkansas Association of Instructional Media. Retrieved fromhttp://aaim.k12.ar.us/History/AAIM%20History%20by%20Rachel%20Shankles.pdfArkansas Association of Instructional Media (2011).

Memberships. Retrieved from http://aaim.k12.ar.us/Forms/AAIMmembership.pdf

ReferencesAECT(2001). Association for Educational Communications and Technology In the 20th Century: A Brief History. Retrieved from http://www.aect.org/about/history/AECT (2011). Memberships. Retrieved from http://www.aect.org/Membership/default.asp AECT(2011). Our Divisions. Retrieved from http://www.aect.org/newsite/AECT (2011). Second Life. Retrieved from http://www.aect.org/Secondlife/default.aspAECT(2011). What is AECT? Retrieved from http://www.aect.org/about/ Microsoft Clipart. 2010