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Definition of 'Educational Technology'

Systematic identification, development, organization, or utilization of educational resources and the management of these processes. It is occasionally used also in a more limited sense to describe the use of equipment-oriented techniques or audiovisual aids in educational settings. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, December 1993, p132)

Common names: Educational Technology; Technology, Educational; Educational Technologies; Technologies, Educational; Instructional Technology; Technology, Instructional; Instructional Technologies; Technologies, Instructional

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Usability testing by older adults of a computer-mediated health communication program.

27 Feb 2009 Failure to adhere to an antihypertensive regimen and interactions between antihypertensives and other medicines represent serious health threats to older adults. This study tested the usability of a touch-screen-enabled personal education program ... Read more...


Prescription for nursing informatics in pre-registration nurse education.

27 Feb 2009 Nurses need to be able to use information and communications technology not only to support their own practice, but also to help their patients make best use of it. This article argues that nurses are not currently adequately prepared to work with ... Read more...


Podcasts--an adjunct to the teaching of dentistry.

12 Feb 2009 The aim of this study was to evaluate how clinical students reacted to the use of Podcasts for undergraduate teaching. The most popular way of listening to them was on a computer. Students scored highly the subject matter of the Podcasts and used ... Read more...

 

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Definition: Systematic identification, development, organization, or utilization of educational resources and the management of these processes. It is occasionally used also in a more limited sense to describe the use of equipment-oriented techniques or audiovisual aids in educational settings. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, December 1993, p132)

Descriptor UI: D018961

Alternative terms: Educational Technology; Technology, Educational; Educational Technologies; Technologies, Educational; Instructional Technology; Technology, Instructional; Instructional Technologies; Technologies, Instructional;

Related Mesh Headings: Teaching Materials;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.897.280;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: IM; coord with field or medium of educ (IM); DF: EDUC TECHNOL

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