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1st School Museum
The first school museum was opened in St. Louis, and it made educators realize the significance of visual education. -
The first catalog of Instructional films were published.
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Behaviorism
John Watson's article outlines the tenets of Behaviorism: "Psychology as a Behaviorist Views It. " -
Sidney Pressey
Pressey develops a typewriter-like machine that asks the users questions and records their responses. It produced a score for the user once they finished the test. The machines were hampered by the Great Depresion and ultimately failed. -
N.P.O.V.I.
National Professional Organization for Visual Instruction founded. We now know this organization at the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT). -
Alan Turing's "On Computable Numbers" is published
This book describes the uses and purposes of using computers. -
"Visualizing the Curriculum"
“Visualizing the Curriculum” by Hoban, Hoban, and Zissman comes out. One of the most influential books on instructional media - focusing mainly on radio. -
WWII
World War II is a catalyst for an immediate need for rapid training and training materials. -
Jean Piaget
First publishes theory on Cognitivism: a culmination of decades of studying children and their learning processes. -
Sputnik
Societ launch of Sputnik sparks federal funding for education in the US. -
Benjamin Bloom
Bloom leads a committee of colleges in identifying three domains of learning: Cognitive (knowledge), Affective (attitude), Psychomotor (skills) -
Robert Gagne
Gagne publishes The Conditions of Learning which outlined learning objectives. He also introduces the idea of Task Analysis. -
Computer Devices
On this day, Doug Engelbart held a live conference on the public debut of the computer mouse. Additionally, he unveiled his ideas for "on-screen collaborating" - where two people communicate through audio and video interfaces. -
The first Apple
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak develop the first consumer-friendly Apple computer. You have to put it together yourself. -
WWW
The World Wide Web is developed to exchange files between physicists in the US and CERN (Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire) in Geneva. -
Cognitive Load Theory
Developed by Sweller -
Working memory load must be minimized in order to effectively transfer information/knowledge to long-term memory. -
ODU
I begin the ID&T Program at Old Dominion University.
