Instructional Technology Organizations and Associations

Each organization listed below sponsors an annual conference. For dates and details visit the website.

AERA (American Educational Research Association)is an important touchstone for anyone interested in educational research.

ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) focuses on the practical application of ID in corporate and business training environments.

ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) has a similar focus on corporate training.

AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology) is the major organization for academics in educational and instructional technology.

AACE (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education) sponsors some useful conferences.

Universities/Colleges

Indiana University School of Education
The IST program at IU is superlative as are many of the other programs offered by the School of Education.

San Diego State University EDWEB
The design of their web site is interesting and there are many links to other programs - in particular the Education First project using videoconferencing technology.

Groups and Individuals

InTro (Instructional Technology On-Line), provides a clearing house for electronic articles on IT.

Theory into Practice (TIP) is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. Maintained by Greg Kearsley this site lists the major theories that influence teaching and learning.

Students in South Africa assembled a web-based Who's Who in Instructional Technology.