Artifact Alignment Table

AECT STANDARDS TABLE

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

Candidates demonstrate the knowledge necessary to create, use, assess, and manage theoretical and practical applications of educational technologies and processes.
SUBDOMAINS ARTIFACTS

CREATING

Candidates demonstrate the ability to create instructional materials and learning environments using a variety of systems approaches.
506 – Movie Editing Instructional Unit
542 – Final Project Website

USING

Candidates demonstrate the ability to select and use technological resources and processes to support student learning and to enhance their pedagogy.
502 – Scavenger Hunt
506 – Final Project Website

ASSESSING/EVALUATING

Candidates demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate the effective integration of appropriate technologies and instructional materials.
 
541 – RSS in Education

MANAGING

Candidates demonstrate the ability to effectively manage people, processes, physical infrastructures, and financial resources to achieve predetermined goals.
 
554 – Individual PD Plan
554 – Social Media Policy

ETHICS

Candidates demonstrate the contemporary professional ethics of the field as defined and developed by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
 
502 – Netiquette Web Page
502 – Scavenger Hunt

CONTENT PEDAGOGY

Candidates develop as reflective practitioners able to demonstrate effective implementation of educational technologies and processes based on contemporary content and pedagogy.
SUBDOMAINS ARTIFACTS

CREATING

Candidates apply content pedagogy to create appropriate applications of processes and technologies to improve learning and performance outcomes.
 
506 – Unit Justification
533 – Green Screen Tutorial

USING

Candidates implement appropriate educational technologies and processes based on appropriate content pedagogy.
542 – Final Project Website
533 – YouTube Quiz

ASSESSING/EVALUATING

Candidates demonstrate an inquiry process that assesses the adequacy of learning and evaluates the instruction and implementation of educational technologies and processes grounded in reflective practice.
554 – Guidelines for Change
501 – Elements of Educational Technology

MANAGING

Candidates manage appropriate technological processes and resources to provide supportive learning communities, create flexible and diverse learning environments, and develop and demonstrate appropriate content pedagogy.
Professional Practice – Hapara Playlist
502 – WebQuest

ETHICS

Candidates design and select media, technology, and processes that emphasize the diversity of our society as a multicultural community.
502 – Virtual Tour
503 – ID Project

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Candidates facilitate learning by creating, using, evaluating, and managing effective learning environments.
SUBDOMAINS ARTIFACTS

CREATING

Candidates create instructional design products based on learning principles and research-based best practices.
502 – Jigsaw Activity
542 – Project Rubrics

USING

Candidates make professionally sound decisions in selecting appropriate processes and resources to provide optimal conditions for learning based on principles, theories, and effective practices.
554 – Individual PD Plan
503 – ID Project

ASSESSING/EVALUATING

Candidates use multiple assessment strategies to collect data for informing decisions to improve instructional practice, learner outcomes, and the learning environment.
505 – Gap Analysis
505 – PD Evaluation

MANAGING

Candidates establish mechanisms for maintaining the technology infrastructure to improve learning and performance.
552 – Weekly Assignments
552 – Server Creation

ETHICS

Candidates foster a learning environment in which ethics guide practice that promotes health, safety, best practice, and respect for copyright, Fair Use, and appropriate open access to resources.
502 – Netiquette Web Page
502 – Web Accessibility

DIVERSITY OF LEARNERS

Candidates foster a learning community that empowers learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.
506 – Weekly Graphics
554 – Social Media policy

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Candidates design, develop, implement, and evaluate technology-rich learning environments within a supportive community of practice.
SUBDOMAINS ARTIFACTS

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

Candidates collaborate with their peers and subject matter experts to analyze learners, develop and design instruction, and evaluate its impact on learners.
Professional Practice – Gamified PD
503 – Evaluating A Peer’s Report

LEADERSHIP

Candidates lead their peers in designing and implementing technology-supported learning.
554 – 21st Century Leader
554 – Blended Learning

REFLECTION ON PRACTICE

Candidates analyze and interpret data and artifacts and reflect on the effectiveness of the design, development and implementation of technology-supported instruction and learning to enhance their professional growth.
502 – Course Reflection
505 – School Evaluation

ASSESSING/EVALUATING

Candidates design and implement assessment and evaluation plans that align with learning goals and instructional activities.
542 – Project Rubrics
542 – Final Project Assessments

ETHICS

Candidates demonstrate the contemporary professional ethics of the field as defined and developed by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
554 – Guidelines for Change

RESEARCH

Candidates explore, evaluate, synthesize, and apply methods of inquiry to enhance learning and improve performance.
SUBDOMAINS ARTIFACTS

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

Candidates demonstrate foundational knowledge of the contribution of research to the past and current theory of educational communications and technology.
504 – Learning Theory

METHOD

Candidates apply research methodologies to solve problems and enhance practice.
552 – Server Project

ASSESSING/EVALUATING

Candidates apply formal inquiry strategies in assessing and evaluating processes and resources for learning and performance.
505 – WP Training Follow-Up

ETHICS

Candidates conduct research and practice using accepted professional and institutional guidelines and procedures.
503 – Job Posting
533 – Mini Documentary