国际教育技术学专家对教育技术的认识与看法

对绝大多数人而言,教育技术似乎是一个令人迷惑,甚至难以理解的概念。教育技术学专家的理解将为从业人员认识教育技术领域提供一个多维的视角。本研究采用问卷调查法,对6个国家12所大学的71位教育技术学专家进行调查,旨在阐释专家对教育技术学的理解以及不同国家的专家对教育技术应用实践的不同认识。研究结果表明,教育技术的功能大多与教/学过程和学习资源有关,教育技术的相关问题在不同国家并无显著差异。

Perceptions and Opinions of International Educational Technologists Related to Educational Technology

Educational technology seems to be a confusing or an incomprehensible concept for most people. Perceptions of professional educational technologists in the relevant field can provide individuals who build their career in the relevant area with various perspectives. This research was conducted to reveal how educational technology is perceived as a discipline, and how opinions about applications of educational technology in various countries differ. A total of 71 professionals from 12 universities in six countries participated in this research, implemented through survey method. Results support the idea that functions of the educational technology in various areas are mostly related to learning-teaching processes, and learning resources. Professional opinions on current status of the discipline reflect that there are no considerable differences related to the problems being experienced among different countries.