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School Museums
Beginning in 1905, School Museums supplemented traditional classroom teaching with exhibits of rich media that allowed students new ways to learn. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 17-18) -
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Educational Medial
Five professional organizations and five journals were published, all focusing on the use of media in instruction. Many school systems established central organizations to support the use of media in their public schools. However, Thomas Edison's vision of completely replacing books did not come to fruition. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 18) -
Radio Used for Education
Much like the introduction of lantern slides and motion pictures, the introduction of radio programming was seen as a possible turning point for the teaching methods.(Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 18-19) -
Shannon and Weaver Communications Process
This model suggested that communications was a process involving a sender who encodes a message, a medium of communication and a receiver who the decodes the information. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 19) -
Educational Television
The Federal Communications Commission dedicated 242 television channels specifically for the purpose of education. This was the birth of public television as we know it today. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 19-20) -
Gagné's Events of Instruction
Gage lays out his nine "events of instruction." Together, these concepts still form the basis of much of today's work in the Instructional Design field. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 25) -
Public Broadcasting System founded
The Public Broadcasting System, or PBS, is formed as the child of earlier educational TV organizations such as National Educational Television. This public network offers educational and cultural programming through a network of local TV stations. (PBS, n.d.) -
Computers On the Scene
By 1983, more than 40% of elementary schools and over 75% of secondary schools are using computer to aid instruction in the U.S. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 20) -
Internet Access in the Classroom
During the late 1990's and early 2000's the availability of computers with access to the internet rapidly expands. In 1999, 64% of U.S. public school classrooms offer access. This number expands to 93% by 2009. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 21) -
Computer Based Training
A survey by the American Society for Training and Development showed that Computer Based Training was used to deliver approximately 30% of all training in corporations, with more than 24% being offered online. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 21) -
Social Media
A survey of college faculty finds that over 50% use elements of social media in their instruction, including blogs, wikis, online videos and podcasts. (Reiser & Dempsey, 2012, p. 21)
