Conference Session

Student Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Daniel Hernandez, The University of Memphis; Ariadna Mendoza, The University of Memphis; Xiaofeng Tan, The University of Memphis; Kathryn Bridson, The University of Memphis; Pegah Farshadmanesh, The University of Memphis

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Student Papers

]. Additionally, thedominance of authoritative publications equating EdTech with material tools like computers mayreinforce a narrow view of EdTech [4].One of the most widely adopted EdTech definitions is the 2008 definition offered by AECTdescribing EdTech as “the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improvingperformance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes andresources” [8], incorporating both hard and soft technologies. A review of the literature indicatesthat while some studies adopt this definition (e.g., [9]), others elaborate on it (e.g., [10]) orpropose their own definitions of EdTech (e.g., [11], [12]).In this research, EdTech is defined as tools, technologies, and resources [13] that are