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Skinner's Programmed Instruction
B.F Skinner. Teaching machine and programmed learning (Video) The idea of programmed instruction is definitely beneficial and may have lead to learning management systems (or virtual learning environments) where students have access to the assignments and can complete work at their own pace while receiving feedback from the instructor. -
PLATO (First Learning Management System)
PLATO Computer System and Digital Natives (short video) PLATO@50: PLATO Computer Learning System 50th Anniversary (1 hour and 30 minute video) PLATO was the first distributed computer-based learning.
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Demand for General Purpose Computers
Computer History Timeline "The 1401 mainframe, the first in the series, replaced the vacuum tube with smaller, more reliable transistors and used a magnetic core memory. Demand called for more than 12,000 of the 1401 computers, and the machine´s success made a strong case for using general-purpose computers rather than specialized systems." -
Software Engineering Crisis
The crisis was the fast development of hardware capabilities and software was lagging behind and becoming more expensive. The 1968/69 NATO Software Engineering Reports Picture from: www.chris-kimble.com -
Dynabook: Eye on the Future
A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages "What we would like to do in this brief note is to discuss some aspects of the learning process which we feel can be augmented through technological media. Most of the notions have at their root a number of theories about the child. We feel that a child is a "verb" rather than a "noun", an actor rather than an object; he is not a scaled-up pigeon or rat; he is trying to acquire a model..." -
AECT Task Force: Definition of Educational Technology
AECT 1977 Definition of Educational Technology (PDF) Focus on acknowledgment of the field/discipline/ -
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Human Computer Interaction Focus
Human Computer Interaction Emergence "Personal computing rapidly pushed computer use into the general population, starting in the later 1970s. However, the non-professional computer user was often subjected to arcane commands and system dialogs." -
NSF's High-Speed Internet Backbone
NSF High-Speed Internet Backbone The Origin of High-Speed Internet | Time Warner Cable (video) Having High-speed internet access has been what has spurred on the capability of having web applications as well as Learning Management Systems, etc. -
Google Search
The History of Google Google allows webpages to be found quickly and easily definitely assisting in learning particularly in searching for research as well as collaboration. About Google "Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful." -
Web 2.0 Idea
DiNucci, Darcy (1999). "Fragmented Future" (PDF). Print 53 (4): 32.
Fragmented Future (PDF) "The Web we know now, which loads into a browser window in essentially static screenfuls, is only an embryo of the Web to come. The first glimmerings of Web 2.0 are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop. The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism..." -
YouTube
Creating Educational Videos "Launched in May 2005, YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small." YouTube About Page -
AECT Definition of Educational Technology
Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary "Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources." -
TimeToast
TimeToast Home Page "Timetoast is a place to make timelines on the web. Use it to create historical timelines of important events, build a timeline for your hot new product launch or plan your next family vacation. It's up to you and your imagination." However, we're using it to facilitate the history of educational technology. -
Piazza discussion created
Piazza, Homework Help Site “Education is a big focus area for us. You’re going to see big fundamental shifts in the way education is performed,” said Aydin Senkut [...]. “With Piazza, it’s about turning data into actionable intelligence. We want to empower people to ask and answer questions, and we’re going to measure every aspect of it." Piazza Home -
Canvas Learning Management System Launched
•Used by more than 1,400 universities, school districts, and institutions around the world
•Selected by Cisco Networking Academy to power “the world’s largest classroom” Canvas Home History of Learning Management Systems Picture -
GoSoapbox.com - Web-based Application
Teachers Assess Comprehension, Bolster Student Participation with Web App "GoSoapBox allows students to become more engaged in the classroom in different ways ... My students love GoSoapBox."
--Pilar Munday for Educause GoSoapbox Home
