so do you know what educational technology is?
No, can you please tell me what educational technology is?
well it's the study and practice of learning and improving performance with techological processes!
Wow, this is cool. Does educational technology make education easier?
Educational technology
Educational technology is the use of both physical hardware, software, and educational theoretic to facilitate learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources . 
It encompasses several domains including learning theory, computer-based training, online learning, and where mobile technologies are used, m-learning. Accordingly, there are several discrete aspects to describing the intellectual and technical development of educational technology:
- Educational technology as the theory and practice of educational approaches to learning.
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a series of try and revise cycles. This is a big departure from traditional methods of instructional design that took far longer to complete.
History 2000-2010.
Online learning became common. Technology advances permitted sophisticated simulations with authentic and realistic learning experiences.
In 2008, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) changed the definition of Educational Technology to "the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources".
History Since 2010.