The history of Edtech

By Yase
  • 8 BCE

    Oral Communication

    Oral Communication
    People have tried to communicate with their voices and facial expressions since the dawn of time. As a result, the process of learning and teaching began with oral communication. People in ancient ages, such as the ancient Greeks, used stories, poems, and folklore to convey knowledge. Oral communication is still more actively involved in education today.
  • 7 BCE

    Written Communication

    Written Communication
    Because writing is significantly more permanent than verbal communication, the use of text or writing in education has a long and important history. Moses, according to the Bible, used hewn stone to write down the 10 commandments about the 7th century BC. Cuneiform is also said to be the world's oldest writing system. Also, the printing press was invented in Europe in the 15th century and this technology has made written information much more freely available to everyone.

  • Broadcasting and Video

    Broadcasting and Video
    In the 1920s, (BBC) started broadcasting instructional radio programs for schools. Insects in Relation to Man was the first adult education radio broadcast, which occurred in 1924 (Robinson, 1982). In the 1960s, television was utilized in school and general adult education. As new technologies such as cassettes, and live broadcasting were developed. Furthermore, presentation-based technology is now available in a variety of formats, including audio, video, and PowerPoint presentations.

  • Computer Technologies

    Computer Technologies
    In the early 1980s, computer-assisted instruction became widely accepted in classrooms. Uploading content and discovering material on the Internet required time-consuming ways before the Web. Since 1993, several Internet search engines have been developed, with Google emerging as one of the leading search engines in 1999. Moreover, in 1995, the first totally online courses were introduced. Education has gotten considerably more instructive since the introduction of computers into our life.

  • Social Media

    Social Media
    Social media, according to Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein (2010), is a collection of Internet-based apps that allow people to produce, share, and exchange information and ideas. However, it is impossible to dismiss the role of social media in education, which encompasses a wide range of technologies such as blogs, YouTube videos, Twitter, Skype, and Facebook. Social media is critical for motivating today's students to attend classes and for providing them with a more efficient education.

  • Paradigm Shift

    Paradigm Shift
    It is obvious that education has been a long-term adopter of technology. The digital age, on the other hand, is distinguished from all prior eras by the rapid advancement of technology and our intense interest in technology in our daily lives. As a result, the impact of the Internet on education might be described as a paradigm shift. Because we are still digesting and applying the findings.

  • References

    References
    Bates, A.W. (2015). Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for Designing Teaching and Learning.
    Kaplan, A. and Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media, Business Horizons, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 59-68.
    Robinson, B. and Moore, A. (2006). Virginia Tech: the Math Emporium, in Oblinger, D. (ed.), Learning Spaces, Louisville.
    http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology.
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