Aect at 100: A Legacy of Leadership: 6 (Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology Management)

The purpose of AECT at 100: A Legacy of Leadership is to highlight the Association for Educational Communications and Technology’s 100 years of leadership in educational technology and learning. AECT has a rich history, evolving from the National Education Association’s (NEA) Department of Visual Instruction (DVI) and later the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction (DAVI). Over its 100 years, AECT and its members have had a substantial impact on the evolution of American educational technology and learning, including in the areas of audiovisual instruction, instructional design, and online learning.

AECT at 100: A Legacy of Leadership brings together writers and experts in the organization to explore various periods of history within the field and how AECT and its membership stood as a leader within the field. Topics such as visual instruction, the audiovisual movement, leadership development, programmed instruction, diversity leadership, AECT and educational technology topics, journals, ethics, and social justice are explored. Additionally, a number of leaders are explored from the early days of AECT such as James Finn, F. Dean McClusky, Edgar Dale, and Elizabeth Golterman all the way to recent leaders such as Rob Branch.

Christopher T. Miller, Ed.D. (2004), University of Kentucky, is a Professor of Education/Mt. Sterling Campus Director at Morehead State University. He recently was co-editor of Lessons in Leadership in the Field of Educational Technology (2019).

Anthony A. Piña, Ed.D. (2005), La Sierra University, is Chief Online Learning Officer at Illinois State University. He has held multiple leadership positions in AECT and has published seven books and 100 additional academic publications.

Michael H. Molenda, Ph.D. (1971), Syracuse University, is Associate Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Bloomington. Co-editor of Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary (2008), and author of numerous chapters and encyclopedia entries on educational technology―its concepts and history.

Phillip L. Harris, Ph.D. (1967), Indiana University, taught elementary school and graduate courses at Indiana University. He served as Executive Director of AECT for 22 years. He co-authored with Joan Harris The Myths of Standardized Tests.

Barbara B. Lockee, Ph.D. (1996), Virginia Tech, is Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Instructional Design and Technology at Virginia Tech. Her scholarship focuses on distance learning research and best practices. She is Past-President of AECT.