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SOCIAL ACTIVISM THEORY: JOHN DEWEY
learning is individual growth that comes about through social experiences -
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SCAFFOLDING THEORY: LEV VYGOTSKY
learning is cognitive development shaped by indivdual differences & the influence of culture -
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORY: JEAN PIAGET
learning is cognitive growth through neurological & social maturation -
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BEHAVIORIST THEORY: B.F. SKINNER
learning is an activity that occurs inside the mind and can be inferred only by observed behaviors -
FIRST COMPUTER USED FOR INSTRUCTION
computer-driven flight simulatortrains MIT pilots -
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PRE-MICROCOMPUTER ERA
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FIRST COMPUTER USED WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN
IBM 650 computer teaches binary arithmetic in NYC -
UNIVERSITY TIME-SHARING SYSTEMS
universities use mainframe systems for programming and shared utilities -
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COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THEORY: ROBERT GAGNE
learnign is shaped by providing optimal instructional conditions -
DISCOVERY LEARNING: JEROME BRUNER
learning is cognitive growth through interaction with the enviroment -
INFORMATION-PROCESSING THEORY: ATKINSON & SHIFFRIN
learning is encoding information into human memory, similar to the way a computer stores information -
COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) MOVEMENT EMERGES
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SYSTEMS THEORY & SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
learning is fostered by using a system of instruction based on behaviorist information processing, and cognitive behaviorist theories -
MAINFRAME & MINICOMPUTER APPLICATIONS DOMINATE FIELD
schools begin using computers for instruction & administration -
COMPUTER LITERACY MOVEMENT BEGINS
non-computer literate students will be educationally disadvantaged -
FIRST MICROCOPUTERS ENTER SCHOOLS
teachers begin using desktop systems inside the classroom -
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MICROCOMPUTER ERA
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MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS SPAWN MOVEMENTS
field focuses on software publishing initiatives -
INTEGRATED LEARNING SYSTEMS (ILSs) EMERGE
schools begin to see ILS networked systems as cost-effective solutions for instruction -
WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) IS BORN
the first browser Mosaic transforms a formerly test-based Internet into a combination of text & graphics -
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INTERNET ERA
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (ISTE) CREATES STANDARDS
National Educational Technology Standards are created to guide students, teachers, and administrators -
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THEORIES: HOWARD GARDNER
learning is shaped by innate intelligences -
INTERNET USE EXPLODES
online educaiton increases in higher educaiton & K-12 schools -
ISTE UPDATES STANDARDS