Standard 3 (Learning Environments)

AECT Standard 3 (Learning Environments):

Candidates facilitate learning by creating, using, evaluating, and managing effective learning environments.

S. 3.1. Creating – Candidates create instructional design products based on learning principles and research-based best practices.
S. 3.2. Using – Candidates make professionally sound decisions in selecting appropriate processes and resources to provide optimal conditions for learning based on principles, theories, and effective practices.
S. 3.3. Assessing/Evaluating – Candidates use multiple assessment strategies to collect data for informing decisions to improve instructional practice, learner outcomes, and the learning environment.
S. 3.4. Managing – Candidates establish mechanisms for maintaining the technology infrastructure to improve learning and performance.
S. 3.5. Ethics – Candidates foster a learning environment in which ethics guide practice that promotes health, safety, best practice, and respect for copyright, Fair Use, and appropriate open access to resources.
S. 3.6. Diversity of Learners – Candidates foster a learning community that empowers learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.