Historical Timeline of Educational Technology By yjkang Period: Sep 14, 1849 to Feb 27, 1936 Ivan Pavlov Period: Aug 1, 1859 to Jan 1, 1934 Constructivism Period: Aug 31, 1874 to Aug 9, 1949 Edward Thorndike Period: Jan 9, 1878 to Sep 25, 1958 John B. Watson Period: Aug 9, 1896 to Sep 16, 1980 Jean Piaget Period: Nov 17, 1896 to Jun 11, 1934 Lev Vygotsky Oct 20, 1899 John Dewy Period: Mar 20, 1904 to Aug 18, 1990 B. F. Skinner Jan 1, 1905 School Museums Jan 1, 1910 The catalog of instructional films Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Jan 1, 1923 The visual instruction movement Oct 1, 1915 Jerome Bruner Period: Jan 1, 1916 to Jan 1, 1994 Cognitivism Period: Aug 21, 1916 to Apr 28, 2002 Robert M. Gagné Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1939 Radio broadcasting, Sound Recordings, and Sound Motion Pictures Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1939 Visulizing the Curriculum Jan 1, 1930 The instructional medium (Radio, Film and TV) Jan 1, 1932 The audiovisual instruction movement Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1945 World War II Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Jan 1, 1980 Behaviorist Theory Period: Jun 1, 1943 to Jul 1, 1945 The peak of using military training films Jan 1, 1946 Edgar Dale, "Con of Experience" Period: Jan 2, 1946 to Oct 2, 1949 Using audiovisual devices in the schools aand Media research studies Jan 1, 1949 Theories and models of communication (Shannon and Weaver) Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1959 Instrucional Television Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1959 Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) Oct 26, 1950 The first computer Jan 1, 1952 242 television channels for educational purposes Jan 1, 1956 Bloom's Taxonomy Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1969 Educational Broadcasting Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Mar 3, 1970 The development of CAI systems (PLATO & TICCIT) Jan 1, 1963 Supports on public television by the Ford Foundation Jan 1, 1967 The Carnegie Commission on Educational Television Jan 1, 1970 The new terms (Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, and AECT) Jan 1, 1974 Cognitive Behavioral Theory Jan 1, 1980 Child Development Theory Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Jan 1, 1990 Using computers for instructional purposes Jan 1, 1982 The term, Internet Jan 1, 1983 Multiple Intelligence Theories Jan 1, 1990 World Wide Web Jan 1, 1991 Scaffolding Theory Period: Jan 1, 1994 to Dec 1, 1998 Distance Learning Boom Period: Jan 1, 1995 to Oct 2, 2012 Computers and advances ditigial technology for instruction purposes Jan 1, 1997 The term, "Weblog" Jan 1, 1998 Google Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Jan 1, 2012 Use of Internet, Online & Distance Leanring in higher education and K-12 Jan 1, 2001 Wikipedia Jan 1, 2001 iPod Jan 1, 2004 Facebook Jan 1, 2005 YouTube Jan 1, 2006 Twitter Jan 1, 2007 iPhone Mar 12, 2010 iPad