History oF IDT

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  • Opening of School Museums

  • First Catalog of Instructional Films Published in U.S.

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    The Audiovisual Instructional Movement and Instructional Radio

    Technological advances in radio, breadcasting and sound motion pictures led to increased interest in instructional media
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    Text books on visual instruction were written

  • Visual instruction movement

    Use of films, pictures and lantern slides in public schools

  • Merging of 3 existing national professional organizations for visual instruction

  • "Vizualizing the Curriculum" was written

    Written by Chaels F. Hobson Sr., Charles F. Hobson Jr., and Stanley B. Zissman

  • Division of visual aids for war training was established by federal government

  • Ralph Tyler- Father of behavioral objectives movement

  • Decision by Federal Commision to set aside 242 television channels for educational purposes

  • B. F. Skinner's article "The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching"

    "Skinner's described his ideas regarding the requirements for increasing human learning and the described characteristics of effective instructional materials " Began minor revolution in the world of education.

  • Soviet Union launched "Sputnik"

    Sparked the U.S. government into pouring millions of dollars into improving math and science education

  • 1st Definition of IDT published

    First definition approved by the major professioal organization within the field of educational technology was published

  • Publication of First Edition of "The Conditions of Learning" by Robert Gagne

  • U.S. Military branches adopted an instructional design model

    The intention was the guide the development of training materials within each branch. During the early 1970s the instructional design process flourished

  • Benjamin Bloom's Theory of school learning

  • AECT adopted new definition of the field of IDT

    First definition to mention the analysis phase of the planning process

  • More than 1/4 of intructional improvement centers in higher education were disbanded

  • Computers being used for instructional purposes

    Being used in more than 40% of elementary school and more than 75% of all secondary schools in the U.S.

  • Jerome Bruner's Thoery of instruction

  • Shift to constructivism and situated learning

  • Special Issue of Educational Technology was devoted to constructivism

  • Book "Instructional Technology: The Definitions and Domains of the Field" published

    Contained detailed description of the field and a concise definition

  • AECT produced a book with the latest definition of educational technology