Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) records

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Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) records

1912-1984

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42563

The records of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), covering the years 1912-1984, document the organization's efforts to promote "more effective communication in the classroom, through the use of a wider range of learning resources," including the use of audiovisual materials. The collection deals largely with the history and operation of AECT before 1970 when it was the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, as well as research into the use and effectiveness of audiovisual materials in education. The records includes correspondence, articles, catalogs, convention material, minutes, reports, pamphlets, serials, teacher guides, bound ledgers and scrapbooks, catalog cards, and audiovisual material (including photographs, audio cassettes, audio reels, slides, and overheads).

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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In 1923, the National Education Association established the Department of Visual Instruction (DVI), for the purpose of promoting "more effective communication in the classroom, through the use of a wider range of learning resources." H. B. Wilson served as DVI's first president. In 1923, DVI merged with the Visual Instruction Association of America (VIAA) and the National Academy of Visual Instruction (NAVI) to become the one dominant professional voice for the AV movement in the nation. Duri...