Technological Advancements

By Deborah Lamb

  • Blackboards & Chalkboards

    Blackboards & Chalkboards
    Both blackboards and chalkboards are great resources for teachers and students. Teachers can use them for presenting information to the class or the students can use them for showing their answers to the teacher.

  • Radio Programs

    Radio Programs
    In the 1920s, radio programs became a popular source of educational broadcasting for schools. This allowed the students to learn from a broadcast rather than listening to the same instructor they always had to listen to. This is as close as they could get to YouTube videos at that time.

  • Artificial Intelligence (mid-1980s)

    Artificial Intelligence (mid-1980s)
    AI was not always super popular but had potential. This is a great resource that could make studying much easier for students.

  • Powerpoint

    Powerpoint
    Presentational softwares similar to powerpoint and great resources that we still use today. Powerpoint allows us to creat presentations for classes and can be used in our careers as well.

  • E-Learning

    E-Learning
    E-learning was intended to save universities money, but didn't. However, it is still used today, and costs institutions less in production.

  • Open Educational Resources (OER)

    Open Educational Resources (OER)
    OER allowed learning materials to be accessed online for all of the online courses with MIT. Along with this, the resourses could be repurposed to others at no charge.

  • Blogs

    Blogs
    Blogs are a great way of hearing other people's thoughts. Discussion board videos are similar to blogs in a sense. Though they are not for talking about our everyday lives, this is a platform for expressing opinions and thoughts.

  • YouTube

    YouTube
    YouTube can be used as a resource for a variety of needs. It is a great way to learn. It has videos from educated people on just about any topic. YouTube is a great place for students to look when they need help.

  • Twitter & Social Media

    Twitter & Social Media
    Social media can be a great resource for learning. It is easily accessed and allows information to be spread widely as well.

  • Open Textbooks

    Open Textbooks
    Open textbooks would be a great resource to have. Looking at a student's account, the textbook fees are not cheap. Allowing all students access to a free version of the book they are required would be a great service to the student.