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Dewey
- theory: progressive education; learn by doing and experiencing life
- impact on education: problem based education instead of rote memorization
- modern technology: WebQuests, inquiry based science and math lessons
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Piaget
- theory: cognitive development; children need to construct their own knowledge
- Impact on education: developmentally appropriate curriculum; emphasis on experiences leading to learning
- modern technology: imovie production, wikis
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First computer used for instruction
computer-driven flight simulator trains MIT polits -
Little technology used in schools, primarily TV; baby boom begins with resulting increases in class size; first-generation Univac computer delivered to the US census bureau.
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Skinner
- theory: behaviorism (reinforcements); operant conditioning
- impact on education: classroom management (ex: positive reinforcements), teaching broken into steps with reinforcement at each one
- modern technology: WebQuests, timetoast timelines
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First computer used with school children
IBM 650 computer teachers binary arithmetic in NYC -
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University timesharing systems
Faculty/students in universities across the country use mainframe systems for programming and shared utilities -
Vygotsky
- theory: shared experiences led to learning; zone of proximal development
- impact on education: students play an active role in learning (teach does not transmit ideas); teacher as facilitator
- modern technology: wikis, blogs, imovie production
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Gagne
- theory: conditions of learning that include internal and external; focus is on outcomes that result from training and include 9 events of instruction
- impact on education: instructional theory; teacher-centered approach; learning is measured through testing, drill and practice and immediate feedback are effective
- modern technology: CD-ROM trainings, computer games (math facts, etc)
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Bruner
- theory: learners construct new ideas or concepts based on past and current knowledge
- impact on education: teachers try to encourage students to discover principles themselves (socratic method); spiraling curriculum
- modern technology: WebQuests
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Intel's first microprocessor developed; the first microcomputers (PCs) are developed; mainframes and minicomputers are in wide use in business; a few software companies begin to develop mainframe and minicomputer- based instructional program s; 18-year ol
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Mainframe and microcomputer applications dominate filed
Schools begin using using computers for instruction and adminiatration.... -
First microcomputers enter schools
Using desktop systems, classroom teachers begin to take back control of instructional and administrative appkications.... -
CAI movement declines; computer literacy movement begins
Arthur Luehrman coins term compyer literacy..... -
Microcomputer applications spawn movements
Field focuses on software publishing initiatives and teacher authoring software -
Gardner
- theory: multiple intelligences- or different ways people understand and percieve the world
- impact on learning: more balanced curriculums to cater to many different ways students learn
- modern technology: creating imovies based on student-chosen topics; powerpoint presentations
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25 % of high schools use PCs for college and career guidance, K-8 schools buying mostly Apple II and Macintosh computers, high schools buying mostly DOS-based clones.
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Intergrated Learning Systems emerge
Schools begin to see ILS networked systems as cost-effective solutions for instruction..... -
World Wide Web is born
First browser transforms a formerly text-based internet into a combination of text and graphics -
International Society for Technology in Education creates standards
ISTE sponsors creation of National Educational Technology Standards to guide technology skills..... -
Internet use explodes
Online and distance learning increases.... -
ISTE issues new and updated standards
