WHAT DO EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS DO?
Most educational technologists carry out one or a few of the functions performed in the field. For example, some design instruction, some produce instructional materials, and others manage instructional computing services or learning resources collections. The competencies for instructional development specialists and material design and production specialists are published in: * International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. Instructor Competencies: The Standards (Vol. I). Batavia, IL: IBSTPI. 1993. A comprehensive description of the functions of education technology personnel is given in: * The Definition of Educational Technology. Washington, DC: AECT, 1977, pp. 55-79.