Power Point Presentation on the history of Education Technology

1. History of
Education
Technology

2. Some definitions of education technology
 It is the use of technology in educational settings.
 It represents both a process and the particular
devices that teachers employ in their classrooms.
 It is the study and ethical practice of enhancing e-
learning, which is the learning and improving
performance by creating and using appropriate
technological resources.
 According to the Association for Educational
Communications and Technology (AECT) Definitions
and Terminology Committee, it includes, but is not
limited to, software, hardware, as well as Internet
applications, such as wikis and blogs, and activities.

3. History of education technology
 The first administrative organizations in schools to
manage instructional media were school museums.
The first school museum was established in St.
Louis, Missouri, in 1905. Its purpose was to collect
and loan portable museum exhibits, films,
photographs, charts, stereographic slides to teachers
for use in their classrooms.
 By the first decade of the twentieth century, silent
films were being produced for instructional use. By
1931, thirty-one state departments of education had
created administrative units to take charge of films.
Despite these efforts, films never reached the
predicted level of influence in schools.

4. History of education technology
 Some of the reasons given for sporadic use were
teachers' lack of training in using equipment; the
cost of films; inaccessibility
of equipment when required;
and the time involved in
finding the film that was
adequate for a particular
lesson.

5. History of education technology
 Radio was the next technology to become popular.
In 1920 the Radio Division of the U.S. Department
of Commerce started to license commercial and
educational stations. Soon schools, colleges,
departments of education, and commercial
stations were providing radio programming to
schools.
 However, radio did not have the impact on schools
its advocates had hoped.

6. History of education technology
 In the beginning, poor audio reception and the cost
of equipment were cited as obstacles to use. When
these problems were overcome, the lack of fit
between the broadcasts and teachers' instructional
syllabuses became the
crucial factors.
Eventually, efforts to
promote radio
instruction in schools
were abandoned when
television appeared.

7. History of education technology
 World War II provided a major incentive for
audiovisual education. The federal government
and American industry were faced with the difficult
task of providing training for numerous military
recruits and for new industrial workers swiftly and
effectively.
 In addition to films, the military used overhead
projectors to support training in aircraft
recognition, and audio equipment for teaching
foreign languages.

8. History of education technology
 Experience gained from the wartime use of these media
led to their subsequent use in schools in the decades to
follow.
 Instructional television was the focus of attention during
the 1950s and the 1960s. The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) decided to set aside 242 television
channels for educational purposes.

9. History of education technology
 The next technology to gain attention was the
computer. In the 1980s, the appearance of
microcomputers led many educators to become
enthusiastic about computers. By January 1983,
computers were being used for instructional
purposes in 40 percent of all elementary schools
and 75 percent of all secondary schools in the
United States.
 Digitized communication in education became
popular by the mid-90's, especially by means of
the World-Wide Web (WWW), eMail and Forums.

10. History of education technology
 There are two major types of online learning. The first
one, based on either Computer Based Training (CBT) or
Computer-based learning (CBL), was based on the
interaction between the student and computer drills
aided either by tutorials or simulations. Nowadays, the
prevailing paradigm is Computer-mediated
communication (CMC),
where the primary
kind of interaction is
between students and
instructors, mediated
by the computer.

11. References
 Baldwin,R. (n.c.), School Technology in Education.
Retrieved from:
http://www.answers.com/topic/school-technology-in-educat
 Educational technology, Wikipedia. Retrieved
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology#Histor