University Professor

University Professor - Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
 
Requirements:
 
Education:
  •     Earned doctorate in Instructional/Educational Technology (or a closely related field)
    Responsibilities:
 
  • Research
  • Publication
  • Give presentations at conferences
    • Locally, nationally, and international
  • Teaching and Advising
    • doctoral and masters students
    • undergraduate or teacher preparation programs
  • Assist in curriculum development
Employment:
  • Major organizations that employ university professors
    • Colleges
    • Universities
Organizations Benefit and Cost Analysis:
  

Organization

Web Site

Student Cost

Cost

American Education Research Association

www.aera.net

 

$35/year

 

$120/year

 

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

 

www.aace.org

 

$35/year

 

$95 /year

American Evaluation Association

 

www.eval.org

 

$30 /year

$80/year

 

Association for Educational Communications and Technology

 

www.aect.org

 

$50 /year

$99 /year

Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

 

www.sigchi.org

 

$19 /year

$55 /year

International Society of the Learning Sciences

 

www.isls.org

 

$60 /year

$109/year

International Society for Performance Improvement

 

www.ispi.org

 

$60/year

 

$145/year

 

International Technology Education Association

 

www.iteaconnect.org

 

$40 /year

$70 /year

Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association

 

www.nrmera.org

 

 

$25/year
  
    The benefits of joining an organization are typically:
  • Journals
  • *Insurance Availability
  • Networking
  • Discounts
    • Publications
    • Conferences
  • Extra stuff
          *not available with all groups
 
American Education Research Association (AERA)
 
Website: www.aera.net                            Cost:    Student - $35    Regular $120 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals
  • Educational Researcher (ER) journal
  • AERA journal subscription
  • Journal subscriptions at the low rate of $20 per journal, both online and print-copy (just $10 for students)
Discounts
  • Conference registrations
Insurance
  • Hospitalization benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Professional liability
Other
  • Networking opportunities through AERA's 12 divisions and more than 160 special interest groups (SIGs)
  • One complimentary division membership
  • Special registration rates for an expansive annual meeting
  • Employment opportunities in the field of education listed in Educational Researcher
  • Representation on Capitol Hill
  • A public voice for education researchers through outreach activities
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
 
Website:    www.aace.org                        Cost:    Student - $35    Non-Student - $95 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:
  • AACE Journal (AACEJ)
  • Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE)
  • Subscription(s) to AAEC's internationally respected journals http://www.aace.org/pubs/ijel
Discounts:
  • Journal subscriptions
  • Conference registrations
  • Proceedings CD-ROMs
  • All AACE products
Other
  • Learn about, and contribute to, the latest developments, techniques, and concepts in your particular discipline(s) through well-respected AACE publications and conferences
  • Gain professional recognition and make valuable personal and professional contacts
  • Enhance your knowledge/professional skills through interaction with colleagues from around the world
  • Gain professional recognition by participation in AACE sponsored international conferences
American Evaluation Association (AEA)
 
Website:    www.eval.org                               Cost:    Student - $30    Regular - $80 per year
 
Journals:
  • The American Journal of Evaluation (AJE) - Hardcover and Electronic
  • New Directions for Evaluation (NDE) - Hardcover and Electronic
  • Evaluation Review - Electronic Access
  • Evaluation and the Health Professional - Electronic Access
Discounts:
  • AEA members receive significant discounts on workshop, conference, and institution registration
  • Twenty-percent (20%) off on the majority of publications in the field when ordered directly from  publishing partners
Other:
  • Consultants and those working in consulting firms may submit a listing to AEA's searchable "Find an Evaluator" database
  • Participation in up to five of AEA's 41 Topical Interest Groups
  • Receive regular newsletters and electronic updates regarding the latest happenings in the field and the Association
Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT)
 
Website:    www.aect.org                        Cost:    Student - $50    Regular - $99 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:  
  • Tech Trends - Online
  • Eductional Technology Research and Development - Online
  • Handbood for Research in Educational Technology - Online
  • Getting Started in Instructional Technology - Online
Discounts:
  • Conference
  • Discount for subscription to ETR&D
  • Discount for subscription to Quarterly Review of Distance Education
  • Discount on AECT publications
Insurance
  • GEICO auto insurance discount
Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer - Human Interaction (AMC SIGCHI)
 
Website:    www.sigchi.org                    Cost:    Student - $19    Regular - $55 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:
  • Interactions Magazine
  • Digital library
Discounts:
  • Sponsored conferences
Other:
  • Networking
International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
 
Website:    www.isls.org                        Cost:    Student - $ 60    Regular - $109 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:
  • Journal of the Learning Sciences
  • International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Discounts:
  • Conferences
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
 
Website:    www.ispi.org                        Cost:    Student - $60    Regular - $45 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:
  • Performance Improvement
  • PerformanceXpress
Discounts:
  • Discounted journal Performance Improvement Quarterly (PIQ)
  • Discount on conferences and workshops
  • Discount at bookstore
Insurance:
Other:
  • Awards and Grants
  • Certifications
  • Networking
International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
 
Website:    www.iteaconnect.org                    Cost:    Student - $40    Regular - $70 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:
  • *The Technology Teacher
  • *Technology and Children
  • The Journal of Technology Education - small fee
Discounts:
  • Annual conference
  • Promotional materials, publications and videos
Insurance:
  • Professional liability
  • Life insurance
  • Major/minor medical
Other:
  • Government relations
  • Professional standards development
  • Grants, awards and scholarships
  • Career Connection
  • Exclusive 24/7 access to:  Technology Education Monographs, TTT online, TTTe, TrendScout Archive, Advocacy Materials, Career/Professional recognition, Governance info, FAQs and valuable member discounts
Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMERA)
 
Website:    www.nrmera.org                        Cost:    $25 per year
 
Benefits:
 
Journals:
  • The Researcher
Other:
  • Newsletter
  • Conference call
Famous Quote:
 
 "Books will soon be obsolete in the schools.  Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye.  It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture.  Our school system will be completely changed in ten years." 
 
                                                Thomas Edison in the New York Dramatic Mirror, July 9, 1913 (Saettler, 1990)
 
Prominent Professors:
 
Robert Mager
  • Ph.D. Psychology State University Iowa
  • Criterion - Referenced Instruction CRI
  • How to Write Instructional Objectives
  • Preparing Objectives for Programmed Instruction, 1962
Robert Gagne
  • Ph.D. Brown University
  • Professor FSU
  • 5 Domains of Learning Outcomes
  • The Conditions of Learning, 1965
Michael Molenda
  • Ph.D. Instructional Tech. Syracuse
  • Professor Indiana University
  • Application of Media in Education
  • Evaluation and Change Management course: Diffusion Simulation Game
  • Instructional Media and the New Technologies of Instruction, 1982
Walter Dick
  • Ph.D. Education Psychology Penn State
  • Professor FSU/Penn State
  • Developed ISD model
  • Planning Effective Instruction, 1989
  • The Systematic Design of Instruction
Charles Reigeluth
  • Ph.D. Instructional Psychology
  • Professor Indiana University
  • Elaboration Theory
  • Instructional Design Theories and Models
 
 
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