Keystone Company Publishes, "Visual Education" which was one of the first text books used in the "visual education" movement.
1st public school adopts films for regular instructional use in Rochester, NY.
Department of Visual Instruction is created. Now called the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, has maintained a leadership role in the field of instructional design and technology.
The textbook on visual instruction, "Visualizing the Curriculum" by Charles F. Hoban, jr., Samuel B. Zisman is published
John Dewey publishes, "Experience and Education" which presents his progressive views of education.
The U.S. creates the Division of Visual Aids for War Training which prepared civilians for industrial work and reduced training time without impacting efficiency.
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Over 400 training films and 600 film strips are produced by the U.S. Air Force for military personnel training.
Shannon and Weaver developed model of communication focused around the process of communication and not just the medium of communication.
Federal Communications Commission sets aside 242 channels for educational purposes.
B.F. Skinner's article, "The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching" began a minor revolution in the field of education.
Sputnik: with the Soviet Union launching the first space satellite into orbit, the U.S. gave millions of dollars into math and science courses. With these funds, there was a large increase in the amount of instructional material available.
"Preparing Objectives for Programming Instruction" is published by Robert Mager which sold over 1.5 million copies and is still popular today.
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Gagné, Glaser, and Silvern were the first to develop models for systematically designing instructional material.
Robert Gagné publishes,"The Conditions of Learning" which described the domains of learning outcomes.
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Instructional improvement center were created at colleges and universities in order to train faculty how to use technology. Many graduate programs in instructional design were also created.
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Instructional design models greatly increased and many countries began using instructional design to solve instructional problems.
Several branches of the U.S. military adopted instructional design models.
Florida State University creates the ADDIE model for the U.S. Military.
The "Journal of Instructional Development" was first published. Many countries donated their research findings to this publication in order to support individuals that desired training.
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With the popularization of the personal computer, many instructional design professionals began producing computer based instruction.
Although computers were used as early as the 1950's by IBM; by 1983 computers were used by 75% of all high school students in the U.S.
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During the 1990's instructional design professionals began to shift from an instructional aid towards better on the job performance.
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With the advent of the internet, Instructional Design has lead to a a large increase in online learning both in the work place and in higher education.
Percentage of on the job training delivered by technology rises to 41 percent.