AECT has recently (yet again!) redefined our field, reverting back to the use of the term
educational technology. We believe this recent change is problematic for a number of …

In this paper we explore the academic productivity of universities in the field of Instructional
Design and Technology according to three types of publically available data:(1) publication …

At a time when higher education is being pushed not only to increase efficiencies to provide
greater value and to innovate to meet new global challenges, processes of accountability …

Purpose To explore how instructional designers (IDs) view their work and give insight to
organizations intending to hire for this role. Method In 2018, a 28-question survey was …

As human performance technology (HPT) has evolved, numerous documented definitions of
the field have been proposed but none has achieved authoritative status. Content analysis …

This study is intended to explore a complementary relationship between instructional
systems design (ISD) and project management in an attempt to build a plausible case for …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived challenges of attempting to
integrate topics related to social and cultural issues into the coursework in graduate …

Currently, there is a dwindling supply of highly qualified and diverse scientists, engineers,
researchers, and scholars in the United States. The National Center for Science and …

This descriptive study seeks to understand the differing requirements of doctoral programs in
educational technology-related fields in the United States. Using a document analysis …

Many, if not most scholars, argue their fields are evolving rapidly to stay relevant in the
twenty-first century. For example, the discipline of humanities is experiencing a dramatic …