In the Australian context, the term ‘educational technology’ is used to describe ‘the design, development, implementation and evaluation of systems, methods and materials to achieve effective outcomes and improve the process of human learning’ The subtle variation of the term, Educational Technology might be described as the systems, methods and materials that result from the processes of design, development, implementation and evaluation. The terminology of educational technology has appeared under various guises at different times during its history, often taking on the colors of a component or related facet much as instructional technology or distance education or computer based learning. The range of terms will be seen throughout the following story.