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40,000 BCE
Cave Paintings
The first examples of instructional technology extend back to the time when cave paintings shared stories and happenings with other people for them to learn from. -
30,000 BCE
Oral Communication
Human speech was one of the first forms of formal instruction, yet throughout time, technology has been employed more and more to support or assist spoken communication. Accurate recollection was a necessary talent in the past when stories, folklore, histories, and news were passed down orally. Many aboriginal societies continue follow this oral practice today. According to Bates(2015), speaking and oratory were the primary ways that people learnt and passed on knowledge in ancient Greece. -
3000 BCE
Written Communication
Speeches had to be recorded in writing in the past for posterity. Since there was no paper at first, people utilized other materials instead, such as clay tablets, animal skin, and papyrus, which was initially used for writing in Egypt. -
2700 BCE
Sumerian Abacus
Between 2700 and 2300 BC, the Sumerian abacus first existed. It had a table with successive columns defining the sexagesimal (base 60) number system's successive orders of magnitude. -
500 BCE
Written Documents
Written documents were utilized in educational technologies after oral communication. The first paper was made in China in 105 A.D. -
382
Manuscript Transcription
Throughout order for the literate class from various places to be able to quickly recognize the Latin alphabet, manuscript transcription was created as a writing standard in Europe -
1436
Printing Press
Although he was not the first to automate the book-printing process, German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with creating the printing press in 1436. Chinese woodblock printing dates to the ninth century, while bookbinders in Korea were using movable metal type to print a century before Gutenberg. -
Radio
Broadcasting and video were created in educational technology after oral and written communication. Radio was utilized successfully for a variety of purposes, including news and education. In the 1920s, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started airing radio programs for schools that were instructional. -
Overhead Projector
Overhead projectors were first used by the U.S. Army for training after the conclusion of World War Two, and they were widely used for lectures until they were completely superseded by electronic projectors and presentational software like Powerpoint about 1990. -
White Board
In the middle of the 1950s, the first whiteboard was created, and they were quite useful in the classroom. The continued use of whiteboards in modern times provides insight into their efficacy. -
Computer Technologies
The use of computer technology in education began after broadcasting and video. In 1954, B.F. Skinner employed teaching devices, one of the earliest examples of computer-based education. They were quite helpful for schooling. -
Television
The first reported uses of closed circuit television were at the State University of Iowa and in Los Angeles public schools in 1939, however educational television didn't reach its height until the 1950s and 1960s. Between 1939 until the 1950s, instructional television became increasingly popular.In the 1960s, schools and general adult education began using television in the classroom -
Internet
In 1991, the World Wide Web was formally introduced. After the World Wide Web, search engines began to advance. Google, which was established in 1999 and is still widely used for learning and education, is one example. -
Smart Board
In 1991, the first Smartboard entered the classroom and replaced Blackboard. Additionally, the usage of laptops, Microsoft presentations, and CD ROMs started. These years saw the development of video conferencing as well. -
Recorded Lectures
Beginning with certain lectures, you may now watch them later or from anywhere. Since 2002, taped lectures from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been made publicly available. For instance, YouTube and iTunesU launched in 2005 and 2007, respectively. -
E-Learning
Rapid e-learning, or combined online learning for business and education, includes MOOCs (Massive open online courses). -
References given by Lecturer
Tony Bates: https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/ Chapter 6.2. {Bates, A.W. (2015) Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for Designing Teaching and Learning]
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