The document outlines the history of education technology through five stages: 1) audio-visual aids, 2) electronic revolution with projectors and tape, 3) communication revolution with mass media, 4) individualized instruction through self-learning materials, and 5) interactive age with computers, internet, and mobile devices. It notes that education technology has become increasingly sophisticated over time and should incorporate pedagogical principles rather than just gadgets. Technology enhances but does not replace the role of teachers.
History of Instructional Technology ExhibitMichelle Wendt
History of Instructional Technology Exhibit, created by Brian Harrison, Roma Surti and Michelle Wendt of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey MAIT program.
History of Instructional Technology ExhibitMichelle Wendt
History of Instructional Technology Exhibit, created by Brian Harrison, Roma Surti and Michelle Wendt of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey MAIT program.
As mobile devices continue to shrink in size and cost their functionality and potential for learning is expanding, mediated
through their various affordances which include more powerful multimedia, social networking, communication and
geo-location capabilities. Hence educators and researchers are increasingly seeking ways to exploit the appeal and
growing ubiquity of mobile devices and the learning which is associated with it (m-learning), although their use and
appropriateness in formal contexts, such as schools is relatively unknown and under-theorised (Churchill, Fox & King,
2012; Johnson, Adams & Cummins, 2012). Research is therefore needed to design, develop and test effective mobile
pedagogies based on evidence of how they contribute to quality learning across the curriculum, informing teacher practice,
policy makers, curriculum developers and teacher education (Goodwin, 2012; Pegrum, Oakley & Faulkner, 2013). Mindful
of these interests and challenges, this presentation explores how teachers are conceptualising and designing learning
scenarios for students which exploit the pedagogical features of m-learning, and in particular the opportunity to design
more authentic learning contexts which bridge the gap between formal and informal learning, in and beyond schools
(Herrington, Mantei, Herrington, Olney & Ferry, 2008). It draws upon an initial analysis of data from a world-wide survey,
which focused on the distinctive mobile pedagogies used by educators across different phases and sectors of education, and reports upon research in progress with teachers and trainee teachers to design and test more effective learning scenarios (Kearney, Schuck, Burden and Aubusson, 2012).
3. The concept of Technology is not
clearly defined.
Can be traced back to the Bronze Age,
but we willl focus on its development
during the 20th Century.
8. Fifth Stage
•System engineering
•Teaching machines, programmed
instruction, multimedia technologies
Computers
Information Age
Digital Age
Internet – Network Connectivity
9. Ongoing Stage
OLPC Project
Click to see
Negroponte’s TED
Talk on OLPC
Interactive Age
• Notebooks/Netbooks
• Internet
• Smartphones
• I-pads
• Tablets
• IWB
Social Networks
10. Some Conclusions
The history of education technology is
marked by the increasing complexity and
sophistication of devices.
Education Technology is not a mere
inclusion of gadgets, but a genuine
inclusion of technology that takes into
account pedagogical principles.
Technology is not a magic solution that
will replace teachers. It will enhance
teacher’s work and students way of
learning.
11. Sources:
OLPC Org (2013) . Retrieved April 5th, 2013 - Web Site:
http://one.laptop.org/
Schneider, Daniel K. (2013) Edutech Wiki.
Educational Technology. . Retrieved April 5th, 2013 .Web Site:
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology
Smart Technologies EMEA (2011)
The History of Technology in Education. Retrieved April 5th, 2013. Web Site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwWWsz_X9s
TED Talks (2007) Nicholas Negroponte: OLPC, two years on. Los Angeles, California.
Retrieved April 5th, 2013. Web Site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TKjfgjiQs
World Education (2011)
History of Educational Technology. Retrieved April 5th, 2013. Web Site:
http://www.alphadeaf.org/history-of-educational-technology.html