A History of Instructional Design

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    History of Instructional Design

  • When was Instructional media first used?

    When was Instructional media first used?
    In the United States, the use of media for instructional purposes has been traced back tp at least as early as the first decade of the 20th century.

  • First Catalog

    First Catalog
    In the United States, the first catalog of instructional films was published in 1910

  • First School to use films

    First School to use films
    The public school system of Rochester, NY become the first to adopt films for regular instructional use.

  • Advancement

    Advancement
    During early 1920's through 1030's, technologicla advances in such areas as radio broadcasting, sound recordings, and sound motion pictures led to increased interest in instructional media

  • World War 2

    World War 2
    Many aduiovisual devices were ised extensively in the military services and in industry.

  • Television

    Television
    Increase interest in television as a medium for delivering instruction

  • Educational Channels

    Educational Channels
    The Federal Communications Commission set aside 242 television channels for educational purposes.

  • Change of terms

    Change of terms
    By the early 1070's, the term educational technology and instructional technology began to replace audiovisual instruction to describe the application of media for instructional purposes.

  • Television Stations

    Television Stations
    By 1960, there were 50 educational channels

  • Computer from the 1950's to 1995

    Computer from the 1950's to 1995
    Computers were first used in education and training at a much earlier date. Over the course of the period, the computer has evolved to what we have today in the classroom.