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The Boston Latin School was the first public school in America. It was located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Alexander Kapp was a German educator who was the first person to use the term andragogy.
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Known as the Father of American Education, Horace Mann, helped to bring universal free public education to all children. He worked to ensure that teachers were trained.
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Lev Vygotsky was a Russian developmental psychologist that wasn't well known until well after his death. Early in the1980s, his theory on the Zone of Proximal Development helped to shape social constructivism theory.
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Robert Gagne was an American educational psychologist that suggested there are eight Conditions of Learning that should be considered when planning a learning experience. He offered nine steps of instructional design.
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ADDIE is an instructional system design model. ADDIE consists of five phases that should be used when designing a class or training.
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Theorist, Malcolm Knowles, reshaped the idea of andragogy in the 1980s. Knowles worked to research Adult Learning Theories. He linked five characteristics of adult learners.
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Howard Gardner is a developmental psychologist. His Theory of Multiple Intelligences offers nine different intelligences. The Theory of Multiple Intelligences suggests that humans are complex and have a blended intellect based on different modalities. Theory
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In 1983, the Electronic University Network was created by Ron Gordon. He developed the network in hopes of giving more people access to online education. The first class went live in 1986.
