One of the main topics we discussed today was the comparison of Instructional Technology with Educational Technology. From what I've understood, at one time Instructional Technology and Educational Technology were considered different according to the following differences:
Educational Technology was more of a classroom philosophy that took into consideration all different influences from the classroom, including class size, classroom setup, etc. It was mostly applied solely to educational environments.
Instructional Technology was more about the media and gadgets or software used to teach. IT could also be applied to corporate environments.
But after more research, these two later on become synonymous, as each discipline started to be more inclusive of the topics of the other. However, I still find that most often, as in the OET and in many different internet resources, Educational Technology is usually directed towards a classroom environment.
I think Human Performance Technology may be similar to both of these, though more broad. I like this one the best because it is more efficient, weighing each solution to a problem according to its cost, both in time and money.
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