User:Gottinger/Education Technology Architecture

Education Technology Architecture is a methodology used to efficiently integrate multiple systems or applications into a common environment. Education Technology Architecture (ETA)allows for assessment of the technology and instructional environment based on district goals related to student learning and achievement. The phrase was coined by Stephen Clemons and Greg Ottinger in 2009 as part of their research on how districts leverage technology to achieve their larger educational goals.

Their study investigated the manner in which school districts applied a structured, systemic approach to implement, utilize, and assess educational technology, according to a framework called Education Technology Architecture (ETA). Derived from Enterprise Architecture(EA), an organizing logic for business processes and IT infrastructure, Education Technology Architecture adapts the methodology for use by educators to integrate multiple learning systems or applications into a common environment.