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Visual education movement develops
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Edward L. Thorndike develops a scientific theory of learning
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Museums aid schools with their need for teaching materials
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John Dewey emphasizes the importance of concrete experiences and hands-on activities for children’s learning
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Film is introduced as an educational medium.
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Ralgh W. Tyler refines the concept of instructional objectives (i.e. behavioral objectives) F.C. Bartlett is credited with postulating the idea of schemata.
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Radio is used for educational purpose.
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World War II stimulates work on systematic instructional design
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World War II training relies heavily on film and other media.
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Atanasoff and Berry invent the electronic computer.
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Skinner’s behaviorism is popular. Bloom develops his taxonomy
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Instructional television is introduced.
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First generation computers, like ENIAC, rely on vacuum tubes.
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Cognitive views of learning, such as the work of Robert Gagne, come to the forefront.
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Media sciences increasingly focus on the impact of media on learning.
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Second, then third generation computers are developed.
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Early educational computer projects, like PLATO, are developed.
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The personal computer is invented.
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Constructivist views of learning becomes popular and are the focus of much research.
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New types of media emerge and are used in
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The graphical user interface is introduced to personal computers.
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Media are digitized and can be manipulated
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The World Wide Web popularizes the Internet.
