What is Educational Technology? Educational Technology is the use of technology to support the learning process. It is also known variously as e-learning,

What is Educational What is Educational Technology?Technology?

Educational Technology is the use of Educational Technology is the use of technology to support the learning technology to support the learning process. It is also known variously as e-process. It is also known variously as e-learning, instructional technology and learning, instructional technology and learning technology. Technology refers to learning technology. Technology refers to all “the ways people use their inventions all “the ways people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs and and discoveries to satisfy their needs and desires”.desires”.

Where did the Educational Where did the Educational Technology Started?Technology Started?

Ancient GreeceAncient Greece

Educational Technology In ancient Greece, the Educational Technology In ancient Greece, the Elder Sophist used the term “techne” to refer the Elder Sophist used the term “techne” to refer the process of applying knowledge systematically to the process of applying knowledge systematically to the practical art of instruction. They formulated practical art of instruction. They formulated cognitive rules, systematically analyzed subject cognitive rules, systematically analyzed subject matter designed instructional technologies and matter designed instructional technologies and devised effective instructional materials. devised effective instructional materials.

Middle AgeMiddle Age

Educational Technology During the Educational Technology During the Middle Age Advent of Scholastic Middle Age Advent of Scholastic Philosophy, Pierre Abelard introduced a Philosophy, Pierre Abelard introduced a technology of instruction which was really technology of instruction which was really a new method of structuring and a new method of structuring and presenting materials that helped set the presenting materials that helped set the style of scholastic educationstyle of scholastic education. .

Back as early as during the ancient Back as early as during the ancient civilization when man used pointed sticks to civilization when man used pointed sticks to inscript signs and symbols on the leaves inscript signs and symbols on the leaves and on bark of trees and the time when and on bark of trees and the time when tribal priests systemized bodies of tribal priests systemized bodies of knowledge, and early cultures invented knowledge, and early cultures invented pictographs or sign writing tor record and pictographs or sign writing tor record and transmit information.transmit information.

But the usual history of But the usual history of Educational Technology is made to Educational Technology is made to start with educational film (1900’s) or start with educational film (1900’s) or Sidney presseys’s mechanical Sidney presseys’s mechanical teaching machines in the 1920’s.teaching machines in the 1920’s.

By By 19201920, visual media became , visual media became widely accepted. Then came the publication widely accepted. Then came the publication of audio-visual media texts. In 1926, of audio-visual media texts. In 1926, educational films were used as instructional educational films were used as instructional media. In media. In 19271927, Pressey wrote on , Pressey wrote on programmed learning through a machine programmed learning through a machine which tested and confirm a learning task. which tested and confirm a learning task. Educational Technology.Educational Technology.

In 1932, the first instructional television In 1932, the first instructional television program was aired at the State University of Iowa. program was aired at the State University of Iowa. About the same time, the 16 mm sound motion About the same time, the 16 mm sound motion picture was developed and this served as the picture was developed and this served as the educational workhorse during the audio-visual educational workhorse during the audio-visual movement of the time. Educational Technology.movement of the time. Educational Technology.

During World War II, the U.S. During World War II, the U.S. government encouraged the implementation of government encouraged the implementation of technology of instruction for military training technology of instruction for military training programs. This gave impetus to a system approach programs. This gave impetus to a system approach to instruction to include: micro-teaching, to instruction to include: micro-teaching, individualized instruction, Language laboratories, individualized instruction, Language laboratories, behavioral laboratories, behavioral objectives, behavioral laboratories, behavioral objectives, computer assisted instruction and among others computer assisted instruction and among others

Educational TechnologyEducational Technology

History of “Computers” History of “Computers”

First Electronic Computers---1940s First Electronic Computers---1940s Mainframes---1950s Mainframes---1950s Minicomputers---1960s Minicomputers---1960s Microcomputers---1970s Microcomputers---1970s Microcomputer Systems---1980s Microcomputer Systems---1980s Internet---1990s Internet---1990s

The 1950’s led to two major still The 1950’s led to two major still popular designs. Skinner’s popular designs. Skinner’s

work led to “programmed instruction” work led to “programmed instruction” focusing on the formulation of behavioral focusing on the formulation of behavioral objectives, breaking instructional content objectives, breaking instructional content into small units and rewarding correct into small units and rewarding correct responses early and often.responses early and often.

Skinner’s

In a more simplified form In a more simplified form they corresponds to today’s “e-they corresponds to today’s “e-contents” thath often form the contents” thath often form the core of “e-learning” set-ups, core of “e-learning” set-ups, sometimes also referred to as sometimes also referred to as web-based training (WBT) or e-web-based training (WBT) or e-instruction.instruction.

The 1980’s and 1990’s The 1980’s and 1990’s produced a variety of schools produced a variety of schools that can be put under the that can be put under the umbrella of the label computer-umbrella of the label computer-based learning (CBL).based learning (CBL).

Frequently based on constructivist and Frequently based on constructivist and cognitivist cognitivist learning theories, these learning theories, these technologies were micro-worlds (computer technologies were micro-worlds (computer environments where learners coild explore environments where learners coild explore and build), simulations (computer and build), simulations (computer environments where learner can play with environments where learner can play with parameters of dynamic system) and parameters of dynamic system) and hypertext.hypertext.

Digitized communicating and Digitized communicating and networking in educated started in the networking in educated started in the mid-90’s in particular through the mid-90’s in particular through the World-Wide Web (WWW), eMail and World-Wide Web (WWW), eMail and forums. There is difference between forums. There is difference between two major forms of online learning.two major forms of online learning.

The 2000’s emergence of The 2000’s emergence of multiple mobile and ubiquitous multiple mobile and ubiquitous technologies gave a new impulse to technologies gave a new impulse to situated learning theories favoring situated learning theories favoring learning-in-contextlearning-in-context scenarios. scenarios.

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