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"Educational technology is the ethical study and application of theory, research, and practices to advance knowledge, improve learning and performance, and empower learners through strategic design, management, implementation, and evaluation of learning experiences and environments using appropriate processes and resources." AECT, 2023
"Educational technology is the ethical study and application of theory, research, and practices to advance knowledge, improve learning and performance, and empower learners through strategic design, management, implementation, and evaluation of learning experiences and environments using appropriate processes and resources." AECT, 2023
Gwendolyn M. Morel & J. Michael Spector, Foundations of Educational Technology: Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 3rd ed. (2022), Chapter 1
Keith, S. (Ed.) (2014). Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences. New York: Cambridge. Chap 1 - Introduction. Chapter 1 PDF (pp. 1-18)
Mayer, R.E. (Ed.) (2014). Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning . New York: Cambridge. Chap 1 - Introduction to multimedia learning. [Chapter 1 PDF] (pp. 1-24)