Mission Statement

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http//www.aace.org
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Mission Statement

• The Association (founded in 1981) is an
  international, educational and professional
  not-for profit organization dedicated to the
  advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality
  of learning and teaching at all levels with
  information technology. This purpose of AACE is
  accomplished through the encouragement of
  scholarly inquiry related to information
  technology in education and the dissemination of
  research results and their applications through
  publications, conferences, societies and
  chapters, and inter-organizational projects.
  (AACE, 2006)

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Membership

• Number of members approximately 5000
  (info_at_aace.org, personal communication, November
  29, 2006)
• Members occupations (qtd. from AACE, 2006)
• Researchers
• Developers
• Practitioners in K-12 and higher education
• Administrators
• Policy makers
• Trainers
• Adult educators
• Various specialists in education, industry,
  government
• All members have an interest in advancing
  knowledge and learning with information
  technology in education (AACE, 2006)

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Cost of Membership

• Professional Members
• 95 per year with 1 journal included
• Additional 55 per year for each additional
  journal
• 175 per year without a print journal but access
  to Educational Information Technology Library
• Student Members
• 60 per year with 1 journal included
• Additional 35 per year for each additional
  journal
• 95 per year without a print journal but access
  to Educational Information Technology Library

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Benefits of Membership

• Access to AACE's electronic journals
• Educational Technology Review
• Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher
  Education
• Journal Table of Contents Alert Service
• AACE's TOC Alert Service automatically emails
  members the table of contents and the electronic
  availability of the AACE journals several weeks
  before actual publication.
• AACE Digital Library
• The AACE Digital Library is a collection of
  journal articles and conference proceeding in
  order to assist members in research, remaining
  up-to date in the their field, easy accessibility
  to search research and publications in their
  field, and to provide information of interest to
  the members.

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Benefits of Membership

• AACE Store
• The new store currently offers conference CD-ROM
  proceedings. AACE plans to add new products and
  services soon. All products will have a
  discounted rate for AACE members.
• Discounts on
• Journal subscriptions
• Conference registrations
• Proceedings CD-ROMs
• All AACE products

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PublicationsElectronic Journals

• Educational Technology Review
• Current issues in educational technology
• Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher
  Education
• Looks at current issues and methodology in
  technology in teacher education programs

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PublicationsPrint Journals

• International Journal on E-Learning in
  Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher
  Education
• To facilitate the international exchange of
  information about e-learning (AACE, 2006)
• Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science
  Teaching
• Only known periodical on using technology in math
  and science
• Journal of Interactive Learning Research
• Focuses on the theory and design on interactive
  learning environments
• Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
• Focuses on the theory and design of multimedia
  and hypermedia in education
• Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
• Focuses on research related to using educational
  computing in the classroom and with pre-service
  teachers

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Employment Services

• Job Board
• The Career Center consists of a Job Board for the
  following job-markets
• Academia, corporate, government, healthcare,
  research Institutes/facilities, other non-profit
  organizations
• Career Book Resources
• The Career Center Book Resources includes a
  listing and summary of the best books relevant to
  their members fields and computing in education.
  Members have the option of purchasing these books
  through the Career Center Book Resources.
• Career Center
• The Career Center assists members in their job
  search through informing members (and the general
  public) in new positions available in educational
  technology and e-learning.

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Conferences

• E-LearnE-Learning in Corporate, Government,
  Healthcare, and Higher Education
• E-Learn 2007 Quebec City, Canada October 15-18,
  2007
• Mission Collaboration between professionals to
• discuss research related to e-learning
• Link http//www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/default.htm

• ED-MEDIAEducational Multimedia, Hypermedia and
  Telecommunications
• ED-MEDIA 2007 Vancouver, Canada June 25-29,
  2007
• Mission Multi-disciplinary forum to provide
  up-to-date information in using multimedia,
  hypermedia, telecommunications in education
• Link http//www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/default.htm

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Conferences

• SITESociety for Information Technology and
  Teacher Education International Conference
• SITE 2007 San Antonio, Texas, USA March 26-30,
  2007
• Mission Provides opportunities to collaborate on
  ideas and theories using information technology
  in teacher education programs (undergraduate and
  graduate)
• Link http//www.aace.org/conf/site/

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References

AACE. (2006). Association for the Advancement of
Computing in Education. Retrieved November 20,
2006, from http//www.aace.org