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2026 AECT Online Conference

March 10-12, 2026

 

Theme: Joining Forces: Embedding Research into Practice

Virtual

March 10-12, 2026

Member Registration: $195

(Non-members must become members to participate)

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Includes virtual participation March 10-12, plus access to all session recordings for 90 days after the conference

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Roger Wagner

Keynote Session with Roger Wagner

Action Research in Practice: A 40- Year Journey

Roger Wagner's keynote will reflect on action research as a sustained practice developed through four decades of educational technology design, classroom teaching, and iterative innovation. Drawing on experiences ranging from early chemistry instruction and personal computing to the development of hypermedia and physical computing environments, Roger shares his view that action research is a pragmatic alternative to traditional research models. Highlights include learning through iterative design, collaboration with teachers and students, and the identification of expert blind spots during instruction.

Roger Wagner is a California-credentialed educator for physical sciences (chemistry, physics), life science (biology, natural sciences), and mathematics. He has taught in middle school, high school, adult education, and higher education. Wagner is also the author of several programming books, has been awarded a number of patents and trademarks. Perhaps best-known for creating the globally-renowned classroom hypermedia software, HyperStudio.

Conference Schedule Overview (times listed as EST)

Time Tuesday, March 10 Wednesday, March 11 Thursday, March 12
1:00–2:00pm Welcome Session Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions
2:10–3:10pm Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions
3:10–3:50pm Extended Break Extended Break Extended Break
3:50–4:50pm Keynote Session General Session Breakout Sessions
5:00–6:00pm Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Closing Session
8:00–9:00pm Meet and Greet Social

Schedule may be subject to change.

Conference Program Now Available!
Check out the presentations which include concurrent sessions, panels, practical application sessions, plus general sessions.

Beginning Monday, March 9, the Conference Program will only be accessible to registered conference participants. You will receive an email notification inviting you to login to Oxford Abstracts to view the program and join via the Zoom links. New Oxford Abstracts users will need to create an account.

You are invited to attend the 2026 AECT Online Conference, March 10–12, 2026. This conference supports practitioners in educational technology by bringing together a global community to share scholarly practice, best practices, and innovative approaches to instructional design and performance improvement.

Conference Theme:
Joining Forces: Embedding Research into Practice

This year’s theme encourages a dynamic fusion of research and practice. Topics may include:

  • Enhancing the field through scholarly practice
  • Integrating action research and enhanced technology
  • Implementing cutting-edge technologies in the field
  • Enhancing best practices in professional development and training
  • Addressing performance improvement in a high-tech society
  • Applying research to 21st-century pedagogy

This online conference emphasizes practical applications through demonstrations, best practices, dissertations in practice, and action research.

Concurrent Sessions
Traditional presentations focused on presenting information. Sessions are 25 minutes long (20 minutes presentation, 5 minutes Q&A). Two sessions are bundled into one 60-minute block.

Panel Discussions
Panels focus on best practices, emerging trends, and concerns in the field. Panelists engage the audience in an interactive online environment. Panels are one hour.

Practical Application Sessions
These sessions showcase practitioner work that can be transferred or scaled across different settings.

AECT will recruit a limited number of volunteers to support the Online Conference as breakout session facilitators.

Applications are now open.

Applicants must list one reference and include a letter of recommendation. Volunteers will receive a $50 registration reimbursement after the event concludes.

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