✵ AECT ✵

🎉 Welcome to AECT! 🎉 
We’re a global community advancing learning through educational technology, research, and innovation—and we’re glad you’re here. Let’s build the future of EdTech together. #AECT #EdTechCommunity #InstructionalDesign

We’re proud to recognize AECT member Lynn Hummel as an #AECT Bridge Builder. Hummel plays a key role in strengthening connections between AECT and our state affiliates—fostering collaboration across the field. 🌉Submit a nomination: form.jotform.com/AECT/bridge-bu… #AECT26

We’re proud to celebrate AECT member Leonardo Alba-Lopez on this outstanding achievement! Leonardo has been recognized with the Indiana University School of Education’s Outstanding Associate Instructor Award. #AECT #MemberSpotlight #HigherEd #TeachingExcellence

Ready to put your ideas into action? 💡 The Design & Development Competition brings together graduate student teams to solve real-world challenges through instructional design. 🗓️ Phase 1 Abstracts due June 15 (11:59 PM EDT)
 🔗 aect.org/events/dd-comp… #AECT #AECT26 #EdTech

Registration for #AECT26 is now open. Join us in Chicago, November 3–7, for the AECT International Convention—where this year’s theme, Building Bridges, comes to life through connections across research, practice, and global perspectives. 👉 Register: aect.connectedcommunity.org/events/convent…

Some connections take decades to reveal their impact. In this powerful guest blog, AECT member Dr. Rhonda Gamble reflects on how a childhood artifact—a Civil War photograph—uncovered a deeply personal and professional legacy shaped by AECT. 🔗aect.org/blogs/aect-sta… #AECT

📣 New Opportunity on the AECT Job Board Riverside Presbyterian Day School is seeking an Elementary STEAM Teacher for the 2026–2027 school year in Jacksonville, Florida. 🔗 View the full job posting and apply: aect.org/jobs #AECT #EdTechJobs #STEAMEducation

📢 New Issue Alert! The latest issue of Educational Technology Research and Development (Vol. 74, Issue 1) is now live—featuring cutting-edge research shaping the future of learning and design. 📚 Explore the full issue: link.springer.com/journal/11423/… #AECT #ETRandD #EdTech

We’re proud to recognize AECT member Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu as an AECT Bridge Builder 🌉 Know a Bridge Builder? Nominate them here: form.jotform.com/AECT/bridge-bu… #AECT #BridgeBuilders #EdTech #DistanceEducation #GlobalLearning #AECT26

Congrats to AECT member Nesma Nasr! 🎉 
Ranked #1 by AERA’s Instructional Technology SIG (out of 15,000+ submissions) + earned a travel scholarship to present in LA. Also named a Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Chapter Scholarship recipient supporting her doctoral work. 👏 #AECT

Leadership starts here. Applications are now open for the 2026 Addie Kinsinger Leadership Development Internship. Learn more at an info session (April 21, May 7, or June 2) and apply today:
aect.connectedcommunity.org/aect/aectaward… #AECT #LeadershipDevelopment

New issue alert 🚨 Volume 70, Issue 2 of TechTrends is now live—featuring AI in education, digital badges, VR/AR learning, and more. Explore the latest in ed tech 👇 link.springer.com/journal/11528/… #EdTech #EducationalTechnology #AECT #TechTrends #AIinEducation #DigitalBadges

Congratulations to Salih Mansur on presenting research at the 2026 Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Annual Conference! This work offers important insight into the evolving role of AI in student learning and support. 👏 Congratulations, Salih! #AECT #MemberSpotlight

Registration is now open for the AECT International Publishing Summit. If your writing keeps getting pushed aside by teaching, leadership, and deadlines—this is your chance to change that. 
🔗 Register now to secure your spot: aect.org/events/publish… #AECT #PublishingSummit

🎉 Join us in congratulating Nathan Hawk on being recognized with the 2025–2026 Texas A&M University Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award! 👏 Congratulations, Nathan! 🔗 Learn more: provost.tamu.edu/news/2026/02/a… #AECT #MemberSpotlight

Please join us in welcoming the Univ. of Cincinnati as AECT’s newest Bronze Level Institutional Member! 👏 Thank you for your support and commitment to advancing educational communications & tech. Learn more abt AECT Institutional Membership: issuu.com/aect/docs/aect… #AECT #UC

We’re excited to welcome Kennesaw State University as AECT’s newest Silver Level Institutional Member! 🌟 Thank you for your commitment to advancing educational communications & technology. Learn more about Institutional Membership: issuu.com/aect/docs/aect… #AECT #KSU

Serving AECT means serving each other 💙 💚

We’re proud to spotlight AECT member Masoud Askarnia on this outstanding achievement. Masoud was recently recognized with the SERA Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, honoring exceptional research and scholarly contribution by a graduate student. #AECT #MemberSpotlight

We are saddened to share the passing of Dr. Phillip (Phil) Harris, AECT’s former Executive Director and a guiding force in our community for over two decades. He will be deeply missed, and always remembered.

AECT appoints Dr. Fengfeng Ke as Editor-in-Chief of the Research section of ETR&D. 🔗 Read more: aect.org/blogs/aect-sta… #AECT #EdTech #AcademicPublishing