Empirical data on the presence, nature, and content of variables related with temporal factors that researchers take into account in their research on educational technology, is obtained and trends or omissions that can be discerned that point to practical recommendations in this area, are discussed. The methodology proposed by Fink (2010) to identify, evaluate, synthesize, interpret and analyze research literature, was used. The study points out several ascertains that open new challenging questions that need to be corroborated in a larger scenario. There is a need to use events as units of analysis, which not only allows qualitative research methods but also augments quantitative methods including computational data analysis methods. There is a need to take time into account not only in micro-level research but also in meso-level and macro-level.
