History of Educational Technology

History of Educational Technology Source: Garo,C. (2007). Teaching educational technology. Manila: Rex Publishing Company.

Ancient Civilization • use of pointed sticks to inscript signs and symbols on the leaves • use of knives to inscript signs and symbols on the bark of trees

Egyptians (3100 B.C.) • developed a system of picture writing called hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics – may represent the objects for which they stand for or represent a sound or group of sounds Scribes – group of men trained on the art of writing and came to be the country’s chronicler of events

Ancient Greece Spartan Education – emphasized the development of the physical body coupled with discipline Boys exercises and activities that promoted bodily strength, endurance, and vitality  activities: dancing, wrestling, horseback riding, swimming, gymnastics  Paidonomus: the boys’ teacher; a military commander in the public barracks Girls  stayed at home with their mothers and were taught housekeeping

Athens • first to recognize the right of the individual to develop to the fullest • believed that the mind and the body has a strong relationship • prime concern of music schools, grammar schools, and public gymnasiums / palaestra is developing the mind and the body

Sophists - wandering scholars - emphasized cognitive rules, systematic arrangement of subject matter, use of instructional technologies, design and implementation of effective instructional materials

Medieval Era • establishment of the Medieval University • Emperor Frederick I of Bologna in 1158 chartered the first university  degrees offered were expanded which required students to engage in more in depth studies and to write their theses, defend them in public before the deans, facultas, and rectors

Saracens or the Arabs among the Moors of Spain • aim of education was search for knowledge and the application of scientific facts to their daily lives • their curriculum was the most organized and complete in the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels • their universities and libraries were the models in the entire Europe because they invented the printing press • originated the scientific method of teaching

Renaissance Period • modern times began • lines of concern: intellectual, aesthetic, and scientific • movements: humanism, disciplinism, and rationalism • Rationalism: contributed to the development of educational technology especially along theories and practices

John Locke: nature of the child’s mind at birth (tabula rasa) • Johann Amos Comenius: developed the first picture book known as Orbis Pictus (The World in Pictures)  pioneer in instructional technology development - Maria Montessori: use of multi-sensory materials in teaching

Age of Naturalism - Jean Jacques Rousseau: authored the book Emile  aim of education was the preservation of the natural goodness of the individual and the formation of society based upon the recognition of natural individual rights • Herbartian Method of Teaching: preparation, presentation, comparison and abstraction, generalization and application

Pestallozi: believed that teaching is more effective if it proceeds from concrete to abstract, hence the use of actual and real objects that involve most of the senses • Froebel: father of kindergarten  emphasized the use of actual objects which could be manipulated by the learners  recommended the use of play and songs

19th Century • John Dewey: formulated the scientific theory of learning; pragmatist • Edward Thorndike: laws of learning; connectionist • paved the way to the development of effective educational technology including the production of books, use of blackboards, and improvement of writing implements

photography was invented giving way to a movement called visual instruction • visual media became widely accepted in 1920 • audio-visual media texts was published • in 1926, educational films were used as instructional media • in 1932, the first instructional TV program was aired at the State University of Iowa

16mm sound motion picture was developed\ • during the 2nd World War: movies, filmstrips, radio, and other pictorial devices were used in military trainings • programmed instruction by Skinner • Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives • use of modularized instruction

Contemporary Times • multimedia resources and computers in classrooms • maintenance of an educational media center • revision and enrichment of curricular offerings to include courses in computer applications • use of CAI

use of multimedia presentations in the classrooms • educational organizations are linking up with TEIs • use of Internet and E-mail for fast-paced interactive learning, communication, and search for information • computer literacy programs for ISYs and OSYs • computers became more user-friendly

History of Educational Technology