Introduction to Educational Technology

"Technology is more than hardware. Technology consists of the designs and the environments that engage learners."
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What is Educational Technology?
It is a complex, integrated process involving people, procedure, ideas, devices and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to those problems, involved in all aspect of human learning.

Ed Tech consists of the designs and environments that engage the learners… and reliable technique or method for engaging learning such as cognitive learning strategies and critical thinking skills.                                                                            -D. H. Jonassen et. al 1999

It is a field involved in applying a complex, integrated process to analyze and solve problems in human learning.

                                                                                                                   -D. H. Jonassen et. al 1999

Educational Technology is a field study which is concerned with the practice of using educational methods and resources for the ultimate goal of facilitating the learning process.  

                                                                                                                    -Lucido and Borabo, 1997

Educational Technology is a profession like teaching. It is made up of organized effort to implement the theory, intellectual technique, and practical application of educational technology.

                                                                                                                    -D. H. Jonassen et. al 1999

Reference: Educational Technology 1, Lucio and Corpuz