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The idea of C.A.L.L borned on 1950, but it was not until 1960/1970 when it was implemented.
At the beginning C.A.L.L consisted in a program where the computer made questions and the students gave answers and a feedback (in the case of wrong answers) with help screen or activities to reinforce the knowledge.
But with the time the teachers started to developed another ways to teach with the use of C.A.L.L. Timetoast -
The microcomputer was created.
It helped to most people have access to a computer and to the internet Timetoast -
This second phase created by Warschauer & Healey consisted of a program which focused on the use of the language more than on the structure of this.
With the use of paced reading, text reconstruction and language games the students were able to learn how to use the language in different contexts, but the teachers still were the computers. Timetoast -
With the arrival of the internet and multimedia content teachers were able to expand the way they gave classes more than ever and people like Schneider & Bennion or Fuerstenberg developed programs with simulations where the student skills on the language were a key. Timetoast -
Will computers replace teachers in the future?
With the invention of Artificial Intelligence we have been experimenting with a number of changes in life as we know it and education is one of them.
The aim in an educational aspect is to include the AI's to the manner we teach but there is a long way and a lot of aspects to consider and talk about before implementing the AI's to our classrooms. Timetoast