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Jan 1, 1000
40,000 BC – Painting and drawing are new ways of communication
The Cro-Magnos immigrate to Europe and brought with them sculptures, engraving, painting, body ornamentations, music, and the painstaking decorations of utilitarian objects. -
The first school museum opens in St. Louis, MO
During the 20th century the use of media instruction began in the United States. Museums served a “the central administrative unit(s) for visual instructions by (their) distribution of portable museum exhibits, stereographs (3D photographs), slides, films, study design, charts, and other instructional materials.” -
Visual Instruction Era
Thomas Edison proclaimed "Books will soon be obsolete in schools….it is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture. Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years" (1913)Between 1914 and 1923 the visual instruction era grew; Five national professional organizations were established, five journals began to publish visual instruction articles and teaching-training instructions began. -
Edgar Dale created “Cone of Experience”
Dale’s Cone of Experience model instructional several theories related to instructional design and learning processes. His theory states that learners retain more information by the they “do” as opposed to what is “heard”, “read” or “observed.” Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience -
Educational Channels
The Federal Communications Commission set aside 242 television channels dedicated for educations purposes. In 1955, there were only 17 channels in use by the 1960 there were over 50 educational channels. -
Computers were used for education and training purposes
In the 1980s, computers were first used in education and training. By January of 1983, computers were used for instructional purposes in more than 40% of all elementary schools and more than 75% of all secondary schools in the united states. -
The World Wide Web was created!
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN invented the World Wide Web (1989). Changing how humans act, interact and learn.
