Professional Associations
One purpose of your graduate program is to help you enter or advance in your profession. Active participation in professional organizations can accelerate this process and help you form global networks. Several organizations emphasize learning, design, and technology in various settings.
You are encouraged to join AECT and to attend and present at their annual conference. You are also encouraged to attend and present at conferences from other organizations, based on your professional interests.
PK-12 Education
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)
Regional
- Arkansas Association of Instructional Media (AAIM)
- Mississippi Educational Computing Association (MECA)
- Tennessee Educational Technology Association (TETA)
Higher Education
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLI)
- International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA)
- Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
- Professors of Instructional Design and Technology (PIDT)