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History of Educational Technology 1950-1979

Alison Eckert . History of Educational Technology 1950-1979. Analytical Presentation: Analyzing Three Decades from My Timeline. Alison Eckert: alison.eckert@waldenu.edu

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History of Educational Technology 1950-1979

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  1. Alison Eckert History of Educational Technology 1950-1979

  2. Analytical Presentation: Analyzing Three Decades from My Timeline Alison Eckert: alison.eckert@waldenu.edu This project was created to meet the requirements of EDU 8840: Evolution of Educational Technology in Society, Education, and the Workplace, a course required for the PhD in Education—Educational Technology program at Walden University. August 10, 2013

  3. Introduction Alvin Toffler’s Wave Theory • Agricultural Age 1600-1750 • Industrial Age 1750-1950 • Information Age 1950-

  4. Introduction • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s

  5. Timeline: Six Strands

  6. BUSINESS LEARNING THEORY GOVERNMENT WAVE THEORY TECHNOLOGY NATURE OF SOCIETY

  7. WAVE THEORY: Information Age 1950-

  8. 1950s

  9. 1950s: Technology • 1957 - FORTRAN introduced by IBM • 1957 - The IBM 7090 could perform almost 230,000 calculations/second • 1958 - 1st Tape Recorders for home use released • 1959 - Transistors were commonly replacing vacuum tubes in computers

  10. 1950s: Significant Events • 1950 - First credit card • 1950 - Erikson's Stages of Development • 1952 – TVs in the home • 1954 - Segregation ruled illegal in US • 1954 - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs • 1954 – Portable radios • 1955 - Disneyland opened

  11. 1950s: Connections • Information • Entertainment • Racial tensions and changing laws • New theories in education

  12. 1960s

  13. 1960s: Technology • 1962 – LED light invented • 1964 - IBM introduced first "family" of computers System/360 • 1969 - IBM began selling hardware and software separately

  14. 1960s: Significant Events • 1963 – JFK assassinated • 1963 - No Bible passages in school reaffirmed • 1965 - US Sends troops to Vietnam • 1965 - Malcolm X assassinated • 1969 - Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated • 1969 - 1st man on Moon

  15. 1960s: Connections • Space adventure and technology • Continued racial tensions • Religion in public schools • Vietnam and political turmoil • Hardware/software and systems suggests a shift towards consumer preference

  16. 1970s

  17. 1970s: Technology • 1970 - ARPAnetestablished • 1971 - e-book invented • 1971 - Introduction of the Floppy Disk • 1973 - First cellphone introduced • 1975 - Microsoft founded • 1976 - Apple I released • 1977 - VHS video tape recorders introduced

  18. 1970s: Significant Events • 1970 - Discovery-based teaching • 1973 - Legalization of Abortion • 1978 - 1st "test tube" baby born • 1978 - Landmark Surveillance Act made Law

  19. 1970s: Connections • Science and technology • Reproductive health • Advances in communication and entertainment

  20. Conclusion • Technology • Made it easier to process, share, and store information and opened new communication channels • A lot of innovation came from the “scientists” and government. • Society • Drove the demand for technology and continues to do so in the increasingly consumer-driven technology market of today

  21. References • All References can be found at: http://aeckert-et-timeline.wikispaces.com/file/detail/eckerta+timeline+cover+and+bibliography.docx • Click here for a complete list of urls for web resources consulted during this project: • http://aeckert-et-timeline.wikispaces.com/file/detail/timeline+bibliography.docx

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