Sign Up for LiveBinders. Sign Up for LiveBinders. Sign Up for LiveBinders. Wiki in Education - Uses, Advantages and Practices. UM-Dearborn Ed Tech Wiki - home. Educational technology. This article or chapter is incomplete and its contents need further attention. Some information may be missing or may be wrong, spelling and grammar may have to be improved, use your judgment! 1 Introduction Educational technology, sometimes shortened to EduTech or EdTech, is a wide field. Therefore, one can find many definitions, some of which are conflicting. Educational technology as an academic field can be considered either as a design science or as a collection of different research interests addressing fundamental issues of learning, teaching and social organization. Use of technology is principled: Technology means the systematic application of scientific knowledge to practical tasks.
In this short introduction we will try to give a preliminary definition of the field. See also: 1.1 Other definitions Educational technology is a very wide field. Technology means the systematic application of scientific or other organized knowledge to practical task. 1.2 Incomplete definitions 10 Links.