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Wave Timeline. Ellen Prescott EDUC 7100 May 12, 2012. Focused Strands. Alvin Toffler’s Waves. Agricultural Wave (8000 BC – 1750) Industrial Wave (1750– 1950) Information Wave (1950 - 2000) Communication Wave (2000 – present). Technology Work Education
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Wave Timeline Ellen Prescott EDUC 7100 May 12, 2012
Focused Strands Alvin Toffler’s Waves • Agricultural Wave (8000 BC – 1750) • Industrial Wave (1750– 1950) • Information Wave (1950 - 2000) • Communication Wave (2000 – present) • Technology • Work • Education • Society and Culture • Economic
Agricultural Wave (8000 BC – 1750) • Extended family • Basis of economy was land • Village was center of life • Decentralized economy References: 1
Industrial Wave (1750 – 1950) • Nuclear family • Shift to nonrenewable energy resources • Mass education • Mass production References: 1
Information Wave (1950 – 2000) • 2 parent/single parent, few children families • Computer use • Political changes (revolts against power, ways to vote) • Extended schooling References: 1
Communication Wave (2000 – Present) • 2 parent/single parent, few children families • Work from home/telecommute • Online learning • Smart Phones • Social media References: 1
References • Toffler, A. (1980). The third wave. New York: Bantam. Agriculture • http://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/17_18.htm Technology • http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/12-technology-timeline.htm • http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2029497,00.html • http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/timeline.htm Education • http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html Work • http://iam837.org/Labor%20History/Labor%20History.htm Society and Culture • http://www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html Economy • http://www.learner.org/series/econusa/interactivelabs/economic-timeline/