HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

0399 BC
Inquiry and Socratic Method

Emphasizes the Socratic Method as an integral part of the curriculum as students work in a small group
with a totu to use questioning guide their peers to solve their homework questions.

1774-1875
Learning sequence and Object- teaching

Emphasizes breaking content down into developmentally appropriate sequence with teacher- centered
approach.
Pestalozzian method - the use objects to teach simple, concrete ideas which would build up to teaching
abstract ideas.
For example , learners would count five physical blocks, which lead to learning the numbers by “5”.
Edward sheldon introduced object- teaching, which deemphasized the use of textual material for
learning and emphasizes the use of nature, dilgrams and museums.

1806-1853
Affordale Education

Lancasterian Method was implemented as an affordable for education that uses similar method to a
train- the -trainer method, one teacher taught monitor, who then teach a small group of students by
repeating the rote knowledge and practice problem until the problems could be completed with ease.
The use of instructional media as tool for instruction.

1852-1892
Distance Education

The most common connotation to online learning, stenograph and post office.
The use of mail system to submit assignments.

1867-1875
Object Teaching: The Quency Method

The variation of object- teaching where student learned through sensory active process by using
everyday objects to learn about asbtract science principles.

1889-1892
Method of Apperception

Herbarts framework identified levels of learning which included first sensory activity.
This was a teacher- centered approach where the teacher has prepared questions and answers as they
used to impart knowledge.
1910-1923
Visual Instruction

The use of motion picture projector as an instructional media device to use in schools to incorporate
films, slides, and photographs to use in an instruction. This is a relevant event because its refelects
similar practices of today.

1939
Audiovisual Instruction and WWII

Mass instruction training for the military for the advent of audiovisual technology resulted in an impact
on educational technology because it precipitated interest in researching systematic design of training
by creating task analysis and methods of evaluation.

1950-1965
Instructional TV and Programmed Instruction

The use of television to deliver instruction

B.F Skinner began developing a systematic approach to evaluate and revised instructional materials and
media according to effectiveness which resulted on foundation on todays instructional design process.

1965
The Conditions of Learning by Robert Gagne

Gagne outlines five domains of learning outcomes and nine events of instructions which serves as a
foundation to instructional design in educational technology because it emphasizes careful analysis of
content and task analysis. and is frequently used in designing instructions of today.

1981
IBM Introduces PC

The first release of Personal computer which has a big impact on educational technology because the
device become integrated into various learning environment due to educational software features and
acces to the internet.

1982-1985
Satellite TV System

The National University offered course materials by satellite video and students would completed
essays about the content learned.

1989-1993
Welcome to the World Wide Web

Tim Berners- Lee developed the Word Wide Web and the Mosaic Web Browser which lead to the
graphic and text- rich world of the internet fore showed the drastic changes in education.
1990
Student Response System

Wireless response system were used by schools to receive feed backs and questions in educational
setting. Clickers are important piece of educational technology because they provide a way to engage
student in traditional didactic setting through questioning and feed backs.

1995
Ward Cunnigham: The first Wiki Site

An easier way to collaborate and contribute ideas and information.

Impacted educational technology because internet can be integrated into learning for more than
consumption of information.

1998
ISTE Establishes NETS
National Education Technology Standards for students, teachers and administration which outlines
skills such as digital citizenship, creativity, collaboration that are needed on today’s technology- rich
society.

2005-2012
Learning Management System

The emerge of Web CT and Black Board Inc. provide an enterprise platform use by school districts and
higher education to deliver blended and fully online course.
LMS platform provides interactive software and online tools such as discussion boards and drop boxes
to support instructional methods.

2007-2012
Participatory Journalism

Allows readers to post comments and questions on online newspapers it also allows readers to
participate on news that has a major impact on society and educational technology.

2007
Flip Cameras

Are introduced as an affordable digital camcorder.

Videos impact educational technology because students can create videos as performance assessments.

2008-2012
Khan Academy

An online repository of over 3000 instructional videos on Youtube.

Impacted educational technology because course ware and content is open- source and available to
anyone.
This serves as springboard for teachers to “Flip” their classroom where students study the video and
direct instruction at home at also allow student to create their instructional videos thus creating student-
centered approach to learning.

2008 – 2012
Edmodo: Safe Social Networking

This is a platform for students and teachers.

This is an example of how teachers in traditional classrooms can integrate anytime, anywhere learning
to promote collaboration in secure environment.

2010 -2012
Introducing the 21st Century

Apple announce Ipad as a personal tablet with features including e Books, apps, and access to the
internet this curates current content and allows creation of interactive books and content.