educational technology?
As an academic discipline, the study of educational technology prepares individuals by helping them acquire a deeper understanding and mastery of:
learning resources: messages, people, materials, devices, techniques and settings;
processes for analyzing and devising solutions to those problems through research, theory, design, production, evaluation, utilization;
the processes involved in organization and personnel management.
The focus is on effective processes to facilitate learning using technologies and understanding the impacts of technology on learners and organizations.