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500 BCE
The Elder Sophists
The first known instructional technologists appear in school faculty members in Athens, Greece. -
1300
Abelard's Method
Established the basic characteristics of the scholastic method which served as a early theoretical pillar in instructional technology. -
First school museum
Featured first district-wide media center. -
First Instruction Film Catalog
Created in response to the growing use of motion picture projectors -
AECT Founded
Originally called the National Education Association -
"Visualizing the Curriculum" published
Significant and impact for its focus on the value of audiovisual materials -
Russian "Tool Instruction" adopted in USA
Significant adoption of foreign technique in America of Russian educational practices. -
Period: to
WWII
American airforce solider training was aided by the use of effective educational films. -
Diderot´s "Encyclodédie"
A pioneering and systematic encyclopedic presentation of educational technology -
Emergence of educational television channels
FCC creates 242 educational television channels -
"The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching"
Published by Skinner and is considered as beginnings of a minor technological revolution in education. -
Criterion-referenced testing
Major factor in the development of instructional design meant to spread out the performance of learners with emphasis on performance independence. -
"The Conditions of Learning"
Gangé describes five domains of learning: verbal information, intellectual skills, psychomotor skills, attitudes, and cognitive strategies. -
Formative Evaluation discussed
Scriven discusses this methods to ensure instructional design quality in responses to years of failed instructional practices. -
Instruction design Graduate programs appear
Appearance of instructional design programs at American Universities -
Computers presense
Computers become notably established in instructional practice -
"Technology's Storytellers" published
Publication published by the SHOT and MIT Press in reaction to an outcry of concern over the lack conceptual framework in the history of technology. -
1 to 6 computer ratio
An average of one computer for every six students was measured -
Invention of the iPad
Apple releases their touch based, computer-like product that become a common sight in classrooms