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10,000 BCE
The First Technological Tools for Education
The first technological tools were people's mouths and some Pictographs. These were only to transfer a limited amount of information to the next generation. Transfer of information through oral ways was dominant. -
Period: 10,000 BCE to 1400
Oral Communication Period
During this period, the information and know-how knowledge were passed on to the next generations through folklore, legends, and historical stories. People like Meddah in our cultures and ancient age historians narrated stories about history, how to make things, and traditions. Moreover, this period is still active in some aboriginal tribes and communities. -
2000 BCE
The First Materials Used Like Papers
A lot of different materials were used before the invention of paper. Some of them are stone clay, tree bark, metal sheet, clay tablets, wax tablets, and papyrus. These tools helped people to conserve information and teach it easily to the next generations. -
400 BCE
The First School Like We Know Today
In ancient Greece, philosophers created the first classroom-alike learning environments and contributed to educational technologies. -
1436
The İnvention Of The Fate Changer Of Europe
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printed machine technology and this machine became the main supporter for the spread of school all across the Europe and made education easier. -
Period: 1440 to
Written Communication Period
In this time period, people got used to sharing ideas, traditions, and knowledge via written sources like books, newspapers, journals, or articles. The most essential benefactor of this advance was an invention that was created by Johannes Gutenberg. Thanks to printing technology, the dominance of the Vatican Church in sharing and producing information was impaired. People all around Europe had a chance to achieve knowledge by themselves. Eventually, this led to an infinite number of inventions. -
The Founder of Modern Instructional Technologies
Jan Amos Comenius created the first modern-style lesson book for students who study Latin language and science. -
The Mimeograph Machine Was invented
This machine made it possible to duplicate class materials and made them accessible to more students. -
The First Educational Films
The history of educational technology with electronic devices started with educational films (1900's) or Sidney Pressey's mechanical teaching machines in the 1920'. -
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Media and Broadcasting Period
Thanks to advancements in radio and broadcasting technology, it became possible to use other tools like radio, or televisions and they ended the requirement to use printed sources. Also, big media corporations like BBC organized some instructional courses to support education by using special radio programs. Moreover, since the cost to record a video had become affordable, a new system called lecture capture was invented. This system provides already recorded videos by teachers to the students. -
The First Institution to Use Media for Education
The British Broadcasting Corporation used radio waves for educational purposes for the first time in history. Also, the first adult education radio broadcast from the BBC was a talk about Insects in 1924. -
The Arrival of Modern Type Material Duplicaters
In 1960, mimeographs and spirit duplicators were placed with modern photocopiers and offset printers. -
The First Time Television Were Used For Education
Television was used for the first time in history for educational purposes to aid students with both visual and auditory content simultaneously in classrooms. -
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Computer technologies Period
During this ongoing time, the world has witnessed a lot of changes. And most primary change has occurred in technology. Because of the prevalence of personal computers, easy access to the internet, and providing freedom to both learner and teacher, computer-based teaching gained great importance. During this period, students can have access to an infinite number of sources from the internet while the teacher can present the lesson in numerous ways thanks to the internet. -
The First Computer Ever Used In Classroom
Apple One became the first computer ever used in the classroom. -
The Beginning Of Computer-mediated Communication
Murray Turoff and Roxanne Hiltz at the New Jersey Institute of Technology combined classroom teaching with online discussion forums, and termed this ‘computer-mediated communication and started a new era in education. -
The Evolution of Projectors
Even if overhead projectors were invented, it did not take much time for them to be relaced with slide projectors. Gradually, slide projectors were replaced with today's LCD projectors. -
WWW. Starts
The WWW. application was officially launched and enabled users to create websites, blogs, documents, links, and a lot of different tools. Also, WWW. made it possible to create learning management systems tools. -
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The Birth Of LMSs
"LMSs provide an online teaching environment, where content can be loaded and organized, as well as providing ‘spaces’ for learning objectives, student activities, assignment questions, and discussion forums" (Bates, p. 220) -
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The Age Of Online Education And Distant Learning
A new type of online course system named Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has become dominant all over the world. These systems give students and learners a chance to learn by themselves independently from universities and schools. Especially during Covid 19 pandemic, MOOC tools like Udemy have earned great importance and taken over some of the responsibility to teach people. -
The Start Of Lecture Capture System
These systems include recording teachers during lessons so that students could repeat the lessons by watching the recordings. -
REFERENCES
Bates, T. (2016). Teaching in a Digital age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning. SFU Document Solutions. Retrieved 2022, from https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/.
https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology
YouTube. (2011). The history of technology in education. YouTube. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwWWsz_X9s.
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Computer Technologies Period
In addition to this, tools and applications that can be used to promote teaching have been produced and are still being produced by developers. Creating online classroom environments, making content accessible to everyone who has an internet connection, and promoting both teachers and learners to use their creativity, this period has contributed to humankind in a variety of ways and improved education greatly in most part of the world. -
