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Educational films were used as instructional media. -
Pressey wrote on programmed learning through a machine which tested and confirmed a learning task. -
The first instructional television program was aired at the State University of Iowa. -
The US government used new technology during World War II. They used training films and other mediated materials in order to train soldiers.
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Skinner's work led to "programmed instruction" focusing on the formulation of behavioral objectives, breaking instructional content into small units and rewarding correct responses early and often. -
Federal funds supported many projects in mainframe computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in schools.
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Microcomputers in educational introduced in late 1970's.
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Mnay schools started to use computer based learning (CBL). Preferred technologies were micro-worlds, simulations and hypertext. -
Digitized communication and networking in education started. -
Digitized communication and networking became popular, in particular through the World Wide Web (WWW), email and forums. The Web enabled the development of the first learning management systems. -
Multiple mobile and ubiquitous technologies gave a new impulse to situated learning theories favoring learning in context scenarios.
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George Siemens, Stephen Downes and Dave Cormier in Canada were using web technology to create the first ‘connectivist’ Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) -
Mobile phones, tablets and other portable devices started to take computers' place as they are easier to carry and has multiple different functions.