AECT05 Definition: Educational technology is a research and moral practice to promote learning and improve performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technical processes and resources.
AECT2004 definition: Educational technology is a research and moral practice to promote learning and improve performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technical processes and resources.
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Based on the theory and practical experience of audio-visual education, educational technology was first put forward in the report submitted by the American Education Technology Committee to the US Congress in 1970, and then it was revised three times in 1972, 1977 and 1994, forming a complete concept.
Among the definitions of "educational technology" at present, the definition of "educational technology" published by the American Society for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) 1994 has a great influence. There are rich discussions on the definition of educational technology in China. Almost all the magazines of China Audio-visual Education and Educational Technology Research have published papers on the definition of educational technology by important domestic scholars.