Timeline: History of Instructional Design and Technology

Jan 1, 1436

Johannes Gutenberg invented Printing Press

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Period: Jan 1, 1436 to Sep 9, 2014

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Jan 1, 1905

First use of media for instruction were school Museums developed in St. Louis.

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Jan 1, 1908

Visual Instruction Movement

Jan 1, 1910

First published catalog of instructional films

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Jan 1, 1913

Thomas Edison stated that books will soon be obsolete in schools.

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Jan 1, 1920

Audiovisual Instruction Movement

Jan 1, 1923

Division of Visual Instruction (DVI)-First professional organization established by the National Education Association (NEA).

DVI established by the Naional Education Association (NEA)

Jan 1, 1932

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

AECT formed as a result of a merger of 3 professional organizations.
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Jan 1, 1937

Number of textbooks were published visualizing the Curriculum written by Charles Hoban.

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Jan 1, 1941

U. S. military rapidly train servicemen using 400 training films and 600 filmstrips.

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Jan 1, 1946

Edgar Dale outlined a hierarchy of instructional methods

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Jan 1, 1947

Division of Visual Instruction (DVI) changes name to Department of Audio-Visual Instruction (DAVI).

Jan 1, 1950

IBM-First computer- assisted instruction program

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Jan 1, 1952

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside 242 television channels for educational purposes.

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Jan 1, 1954

B. F. Skinner artticle "The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching"

Skinner describes his ideas regarding increasing human learning and characteristics of effective instructional materials. Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner

Jan 1, 1956

Benjamin Bloom wrote Taxonomy of Educational Objectives , which was used in writing goals of the learner

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Jan 1, 1957

Sputnik launched by the Soviet Union and United States poured millions into math and science.

Jan 1, 1965

Robert M. Gagne theorizes that there are types and levels to learning and publishes The Conditions of Learning.

Period: Jan 1, 1975 to Jan 1, 1981

Personal Computers were introduced to the public

Jan 1, 1983

40 percent of K-5 schools and 75 percent of 6-12 schools use computers for instructional purposes.

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Jan 1, 1997

Interactive whiteboards introduced into classrooms

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Jan 1, 2001

Ipod, ipod touch, and apps introduced

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Jan 1, 2010

Ipad tablet with touchscreen capability increased wireless access to information.

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