AECT-Association for Educational Communications and Technology

📚 New Issue Alert! The latest issue of Educational Technology Research & Development (ETR&D) is here — and it's packed with research you won't want to miss. Vol. 74, No. 3 (2026) features 23 peer-reviewed articles exploring the intersection of AI and learning, from generative AI supporting self-regulated online learners to AI-enhanced VR teaching simulations and social robots in real-world classrooms.

Whether your focus is learning analytics, teacher professional development, or emerging tech in the classroom, this issue offers research-grounded insights for educators and scholars across the field.

🔗 Read the full issue: https://link.springer.com/journal/11423/volumes-and-issues/74-3?utm_source=springer_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_11423_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-080726&utm_content=etoc_springer_20260708

📚 New Issue Alert! The latest issue of the Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching (JTILT) is here — and it's one you won't want to miss.

Vol. 5, No. 1 (2026) is a special issue dedicated entirely to Artificial Intelligence in Education, featuring 13 peer-reviewed articles spanning PreK through graduate education. From nurturing AI curiosity in young learners to teaching prompt engineering as a core literacy skill, this issue offers practical, research-grounded lessons for educators at every level.

🔗 Read the full issue: https://doi.org/10.13001/jtilt.v5i1

🎮 Are you using ed-tech in new, playful, or impactful ways? The DELT-TIL Technology Playground at wants to see it in action!

Submit a proposal to showcase your work in an interactive, hands-on session this November in Chicago.

Deadline: July 17. 👉 form.jotform.com/AECT/delt-til-technology-playground

We're excited to highlight AECT member Dr. Amy Lomellini as an AECT Bridge Builder. 🌉

As Director of Accessibility at Blackboard and Chair of the AECT Accessibility Committee, Dr. Lomellini has dedicated her career to ensuring that learning technology works for everyone — not just some. Her work sits at the intersection of industry and advocacy, bringing real-world impact to the principles of inclusive design that our field holds dear.

Building bridges in educational technology means more than connecting ideas and disciplines — it means making sure no learner is left on the other side. Dr. Lomellini lives that belief every day, working to remove barriers and create equitable learning experiences at scale.

As we look ahead to AECT26 and our theme Building Bridges, we're proud to celebrate individuals like Dr. Lomellini who are advancing access, inclusion, and belonging in educational technology.

Know someone building bridges in educational technology? Nominate them here: https://form.jotform.com/AECT/bridge-builder-nomination

📚 TechTrends Volume 70, Issue 3 is here!

Our latest issue is packed with 20 articles exploring the questions shaping the future of learning — from GenAI in the classroom and equitable AI in assessment, to XR faculty development, AR in engineering education, and what it really means to teach creatively in the digital age.

Whether you're an instructional designer, researcher, or educator, there's something in this issue for you.

🔗 Read it now: https://link.springer.com/journal/11528/volumes-and-issues

Closing out our first AECT Journal Highlight with the line from this research that has stayed with us most.

Across 28 studies on AI in instructional design, the authors' conclusion was a hopeful one: AI is "augmentative rather than a replacement technology." Our professional judgment, pedagogical reasoning, and creativity aren't being designed out of our field — they're becoming more central to it.

Read the full piece on the AECT blog → https://www.aect.org/blogs/aect-staff/2026/06/01/from-tool-to-teammate

Watch this space — more Journal Highlights are on the way, translating research from across our community's journals for the work you do every day.