For each of the four Discussions in this course, you will post one thread of at least 300 words. The discussion
forums in this course require a high level of thought and investigation on a number of important topics and
related questions. Your posts must demonstrate course-related knowledge from the assigned readings and
presentations and you are to support your assertions with at least two scholarly research articles in APA
format. Sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Important ideas from the assigned
weekly reading in the textbook may be used as one of the required references for your initial post.
Assignment:
For this discussion spend some time reviewing the literature to help you answer the following question:
• Do the terms educational technology and instructional technology refer to the same thing?
Then, briefly discuss the types of careers held and tasks performed by educational technologists. Document
the achievements of one influential educational technologist (past or present) defending your position of the
person’s impact on the field.