History of Educational Technology

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  • 30,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    Cave Paintings
    Thousands of years ago people drew animal and case pictures, which are estimated to convey their knowledge to their families and train them. Cave drawings are accepted as the first educational material in history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwWWsz_X9s
  • 450 BCE

    Education in Ancient Greece

    Education in Ancient Greece
    External symbols used and written documents are created by the 5th BC century in ancient Greece. Phaedrus, 274c-275, translation adapted from Manguel, 1996.
  • Period: 400 BCE to 1099

    Oral Communication

    First Documents in Ancient Greek
  • 1100

    Slate Boards

    Slate Boards
    Bates (2015) states that Slate boards were in use in India in the 12th century AD, and blackboards/chalkboards became used in schools around the turn of the 18th century.
  • Period: 1400 to

    Written communication

  • 1439

    Printing Press in Europe

    Printing Press in Europe
    With the invention of the printing press in Europe, the costs of education were decreased and knowledge become much more available for folks. "It was a key agent of change." (Bates, 2015)
    The Bible was printed first, then it was used in education.
  • Period: to

    Broadcasting and Video

  • Radio

    Radio
    Radio was used to educate adults in 1924 and a program was broadcasted by the BBC on Insects in Relation to Man.
    "In the same year, J.C. Stobart, the new Director of Education at the BBC, mused about ‘a broadcasting university’ in the journal Radio Times" (Robinson, 1982).

  • Teaching Machine

    Teaching Machine
    With the development of the internet and World Wide Web technology, textual communication and educational materials were digitalized and internet-based Learning Management Systems started to be used. (Bates, 2015)
    The first LMS was developed in 1924 when Sidney Pressey invented the first ‘teaching machine’ which can submit to students multiple-choice questions and provides learning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_machine

  • Overhead Projectors and Electrical Projectors

    Overhead Projectors and Electrical Projectors
    By the end of World War II, overhead projectors started to be used by the army to train soldiers.They contained a mirror which provides to reflect a transparent materials to the wall so that teacher and students could see the content at the same time. (Bate, )
  • Period: to

    Computer Technologies

  • Television

    Television
    For the purpose of making education developed, also for adults, TV was used firstly in the 1960s. (Bates, 2015 ) https://sites.google.com/site/charisselpree2/research/tv/educational-tv

  • Printing Press for Educational Technology

    Printing Press for Educational Technology
    In 1969, The Open University, in the UK, was established to expand knowledge for free to anyone anywhere. They designed courses by the means of printed illustrated units for educational activities. (Bates, 2015)

  • Audiocassettes

    Audiocassettes
    Audiocassettes were useful to listen to and analyze the content within students' own timeframe. Moreover, audiotapes were accessible but low-tech, therefore, it was easy for learners to control of stopping, starting, and replaying the records. https://web.worldbank.org/archive/website01006/WEB/0__C-413.HTM