AECT



=Association for Educational Communications and Technology= =www.aect.org=

There are no apparent links for FaceBook, LinkedIn or other technologies.
====Just the basics:  email and listserv====

Would I Join?
====When I saw the name and goals of this organization I was quite interested. They advertise as an organization committed to the “study, planning, application, and production of communications media for instruction.” Since I am of the opinion that more and better media needs to be produced for the ever-growing distance learning world, I thought this might be an organization I could connect with. However, after having spent some time on the site, I am less than convinced. I am always a little taken-aback when organizations who claim to promote media/tech don’t even take the time to produce a high quality website reflective of their goals. This website looks very 1990’s. It is overly cluttered, with poor graphics and interfaces. The design is not pleasing to the eye and the first word that came to mind was “cheap.” For a site dedicated to high-quality media, there was almost none to be found on the site itself. There is a video introduction segment for viewing, but other than that, there are no interactive pages, no audio, no nothing. The conference would probably be worth attending, but it is not cheap. There are a few publications that look very appealing to me, but I feel I could get ahold of them whether I was a member or not. Other than this, I don’t see much that the organization has to offer to someone like me – so my short answer is, no I would not join this organization.====