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Visual Instruction Movement
The focus at this time was on instructional media. -
WWII
Audiovisual devices were used and training videos were created during this time. -
Instructional Television
Federal Communications Commission sets aside 242 channels on the television for educational purposes -
First Instructional Design Definition was Published
This definition stated that the field was not about media and that it involved a series of steps. -
Period: to
1970s-1980s
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1979 Instructional Design Definition
Stated that instructional design was a process. -
Oregon Trail Game (Elementary Series)
This simulation game gave students that understanding of life on the Oregon Trail. -
1980 Computers
Personal Computers start becoming common knowledge to the public and people saw the potential for educational purposes.