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AECT: professional organization for Instructional Designers

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 I recently came across this organization during a course project:  The Association for Educational Communications & Technology. 


https://www.aect.org/

Do any of you know about this organization? I noticed that FSU is not a participating member organization, so I'm not sure if this organization's mission is in line with the ISLT program principles.

One interesting thing about this organization is that they have a Special Interest Group for Educators in the Healthcare field. It's focused on instructional designers and trainers who can share resources and ideas for this specialty audience.

Are any of you planning on entering this type of specialty?

Another noteworthy aspect of this organization is that they have specialty groups for designers, educators and trainers in Asia including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, and Japan. I have classmates from around the world including Asia and perhaps this would be a good networking opportunity.

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  1. DaeunJuly 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM

    AECT! ISTL is definitely one of the participating groups. Every year some graduate students and faculty members at ISLT present their research at the AECT conference. Last year the conference was held n Las Vegas, where I attended the conference for the first time in person. Until recently I didn't know that they had a SIG for educators in the healthcare field. Last Friday, actually, the SIG held a workshop for those who are interested in the health care career. I attended the webinar and was able to learn from instructional designers working for medical schools. The SIG has a LinkedIn and Facebook presence, so check it out if you're interested: EDHP–SIG.

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