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"Educational technology is the study and //ethical practice// of //facilitating learning// and //improving performance// by //creating//, //using//, and //managing// appropriate technological //processes// and //resources//" (Januszewski & Molenda, 2008, p. 1). (Italics added for emphasis)

Molenda and Pershing (2008) state that, “Educational Technology offers experiences that lead to a deeper understanding" which in turn will lead to improving one's performance.” Improving performance by making learning experiences more valuable by being focused on worthwhile goals, reduce learning time and increase learning effectiveness, and a way to improve productivity (Januszewski & Molenda, 2008). Technology should be harnessed to enhance learning to improve performance and help in developing the “learner’s full potential.” || According to Molenda (2008), "...using can be understood by examining the theories and practices related to bringing learners into contact with appropriate learning conditions and resources. Before it can be effective, teachers must identify appropriate resources and learning strategies that are condusive for learing to occur. ||
 * ** Definition Concept ** ||  ** Learning Community Expert **  ||  ** Definition **  ||
 * Facilitating Learning, Chapter 2 || Jamie Washington || __**Facilitating learning**__ is the process of using, creating or managing external resources to activate the learners internal processing of information, knowledge and skills acqusition from the material presented, by connecting the learning environment to real-world contexts. ||
 * Improving Performance, Chapter 3 || Lauren Dart || __**Improving Performance**__
 * Creating, Chapter 4 || Jamie Washington || **__Creating__** is the process of generating appropriate and effective instructional materials and learning environments, using a variety of design approaches. These approaches can include aesthetic, scientific, engineering, psychological, procedural, and/or systematic methodologies. ||
 * Using, Chapter 5 || Krista Crawford || __**Using**__
 * Managing, Chapter 6 || Lauren Dart || __**Managing**__ is effectively orchestrating people, processes, physical infrastructure, and financial resources to achieve predetermined goals (Januszewski, & Molenda, 2008). Project management involves breaking the project down into smaller tasks while adhering to a schedule, managing the learning resources and method of delivery (Januszewski and Molenda, 2008). Effective management includes motivating people through recognition, while offering support. It also includes making changes as needed based on the needs of the organization. ||
 * Ethical Considerations, Chapter 11 || Krista Crawford || __**Ethical Practice**__ Professional ethics for eductional technology are the standards that we must uphold while we are incorporating it into the learning environment. The best way to identify ethical practice is by using the Code of Ethics produced by AECT. This code provides the framework where people can analyze their actions. "Professional ethics makes...it possible to analyze eductional processes and products to see whether ethical principles are carried out" (Januszewski, & Molenda, 2008, p.316). ||
 * Processes, Chapter 7 || All members of the community || “Process is denoted here as a series of actions, procedures, or functions leading to either a result or another process.” (Januszewski, & Molenda, 2008). They include technology-rich learning environments, to help facilitate learning, and improve student performance by engaging students. ||
 * Resources, Chapter 8 || All members of the community || As Januszewski & Molenda (2008) suggest, "Resources can take the form of many tools." According to the authors, technology resources many include tools, materials, devices, settings and people that learners interact with to facilitate learning and improve performance (Januszewski & Molenda, p. 213). Resources are essential for a learner's development and success. ||