Culture, Learning and Technology
About the Division of Culture, Learning, and Technology
We are the Division of Culture, Learning, and Technology (hereafter CLT) of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (hereafter AECT).
Mission
The purpose of CLT is to represent those members of AECT who are interested in issues at the intersection of culture, learning, and technology.
The function of CLT is to create a professional community for its members. CLT members have the opportunity to share professional experiences and learn from the experts in the field. CLT will use online discussion, conferences meetings, and workshops.
Vision
The CLT Division focuses on intersections and syntheses of culture, learning, and technology with particular emphases on championing inclusiveness and equity for the entire spectrum of human identification from the individual, organizational, and behavioral contexts. These contexts include self-identification as well as societal identification that may influence ones experience with technology and learning.
Definitions
The following is how we define the major thrust of our division:
Culture
"Culture is a fuzzy set of basic assumptions and values, orientations to life, beliefs, policies, procedures and behavioural conventions that are shared by a group of people, and that influence (but do not determine) each members behaviour and his/her interpretations of the meaning of other peoples behaviour" (Spencer-Oatey, 2008, p. 3)
Culture should be regarded as the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs (UNESCO, 2001).
UNESCO (2001). UNESCO Universal Declaration on cultural diversity. Paris: UNESCO.
Learning
Learning is a change in attitudes, skills, and attitudes as a result of experience, study or being taught. it may be formal or informal, intentional or incidental.
Technology
Technology is defined to include both process and product technology (Reiser, 2001a; 2001b). Product technologies include the tools and artifacts, or media, which most people readily recognize as technologies, while process technologies include the strategies, models, and methods that guide the design and development of instruction and use of product technologies.
Join Us
Board Members (2023-2020)
President Dr. Deepak Subramony
President Elect Dr. Sylvia Rogers
President-Elect Designate Dr. Juhong Christie Liu
Immediate Past President Dr. Akesha Horton
Information Manager Dr. D. Matthew Boyer
VP of Communications Dr. Hengtao Tang
VP of Divisional Awards Dr. Holly Marshburn
VP of Finance & Development Ms. Tugce Aldemir
VP of Membership Mr. Phillip Ward
VP of Research & Publications Dr. Amy Bradshaw
VP of Special Projects Dr. Nicola Pallitt
VP of Membership Mr. Phillip Ward
VP of Professional Development Dr. Lisa Breman
AECT Board Representative Dr. Camille Dickson-Deane
GSA Representative Mr. Tye Deal