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Computer Technology in Education Timeline

By danielleborsilli
  • Dewey

    Dewey

    • theory: progressive education; learn by doing and experiencing life
    • impact on education: problem based education instead of rote memorization
    • modern technology: WebQuests, inquiry based science and math lessons
  • Piaget

    Piaget

    • theory: cognitive development; children need to construct their own knowledge
    • Impact on education: developmentally appropriate curriculum; emphasis on experiences leading to learning
    • modern technology: imovie production, wikis
  • First computer used for instruction

    First computer used for instruction

    computer-driven flight simulator trains MIT polits
  • Little technology used in schools, primarily TV; baby boom begins with resulting increases in class size; first-generation Univac computer delivered to the US census bureau.

    Little technology used in schools, primarily TV; baby boom begins with resulting increases in class size; first-generation Univac computer delivered to the US census bureau.

  • Skinner

    Skinner

    • theory: behaviorism (reinforcements); operant conditioning
    • impact on education: classroom management (ex: positive reinforcements), teaching broken into steps with reinforcement at each one
    • modern technology: WebQuests, timetoast timelines
  • First computer used with school children

    First computer used with school children

    IBM 650 computer teachers binary arithmetic in NYC
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    University timesharing systems

    Faculty/students in universities across the country use mainframe systems for programming and shared utilities
  • Vygotsky

    Vygotsky

    • theory: shared experiences led to learning; zone of proximal development
    • impact on education: students play an active role in learning (teach does not transmit ideas); teacher as facilitator
    • modern technology: wikis, blogs, imovie production
  • Gagne

    Gagne

    • theory: conditions of learning that include internal and external; focus is on outcomes that result from training and include 9 events of instruction
    • impact on education: instructional theory; teacher-centered approach; learning is measured through testing, drill and practice and immediate feedback are effective
    • modern technology: CD-ROM trainings, computer games (math facts, etc)
  • Bruner

    Bruner

    • theory: learners construct new ideas or concepts based on past and current knowledge
    • impact on education: teachers try to encourage students to discover principles themselves (socratic method); spiraling curriculum
    • modern technology: WebQuests
  • Intel's first microprocessor developed; the first microcomputers (PCs) are developed; mainframes and minicomputers are in wide use in business; a few software companies begin to develop mainframe and minicomputer- based instructional program s; 18-year ol

    Intel's first microprocessor developed; the first microcomputers (PCs) are developed; mainframes and minicomputers are in wide use in business; a few software companies begin to develop mainframe and minicomputer- based instructional program s; 18-year ol

  • Mainframe and microcomputer applications dominate filed

    Mainframe and microcomputer applications dominate filed

    Schools begin using using computers for instruction and adminiatration....
  • First microcomputers enter schools

    First microcomputers enter schools

    Using desktop systems, classroom teachers begin to take back control of instructional and administrative appkications....
  • CAI movement declines; computer literacy movement begins

    CAI movement declines; computer literacy movement begins

    Arthur Luehrman coins term compyer literacy.....
  • Microcomputer applications spawn movements

    Microcomputer applications spawn movements

    Field focuses on software publishing initiatives and teacher authoring software
  • Gardner

    Gardner

    • theory: multiple intelligences- or different ways people understand and percieve the world
    • impact on learning: more balanced curriculums to cater to many different ways students learn
    • modern technology: creating imovies based on student-chosen topics; powerpoint presentations
  • 25 % of high schools use PCs for college and career guidance, K-8 schools buying mostly Apple II and Macintosh computers, high schools buying mostly DOS-based clones.

    25 % of high schools use PCs for college and career guidance, K-8 schools buying mostly Apple II and Macintosh computers, high schools buying mostly DOS-based clones.

  • Intergrated Learning Systems emerge

    Intergrated Learning Systems emerge

    Schools begin to see ILS networked systems as cost-effective solutions for instruction.....
  • World Wide Web is born

    World Wide Web is born

    First browser transforms a formerly text-based internet into a combination of text and graphics
  • International Society for Technology in Education creates standards

    International Society for Technology in Education creates standards

    ISTE sponsors creation of National Educational Technology Standards to guide technology skills.....
  • Internet use explodes

    Internet use explodes

    Online and distance learning increases....
  • ISTE issues new and updated standards

    ISTE issues new and updated standards