brief history of educational technology
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A presentation by Dr. Richard Schwier for EC & I 831 at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina.TRANSCRIPT
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History of Educational Technology
“Hi Harvey, Whatʼs new?”“Schwier, you donʼt know whatʼs old.” - Professor Harvey Frye
Indiana University, 1977
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Go ahead...
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Why bother?
• because Alec and Rob say so
• rich tradition
• Canadian edtech vs. USA edtech
• enjoy knowing where you fit - river of life
• past provides understanding of the future
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Why me?
• because Alec & Rob say so
• old guy syndrome
• know a lot of old dudes
• actually studied with some old dudes
• started out in the USA
• came to Canada early enough to witness much of its growth and transformation
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It’s Greek to me
Elder Sophists and Future Shop salespeople
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Greek Philosophy
Four questions of cause: materialformalefficientfunctional
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Greek Philosophy4 questions of cause: material, formal, efficient, functional
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seven cardinal virtues & seven deadly sins• chastity
• temperance
• charity
• diligence
• patience
• kindness
• humility
• lust
• gluttony
• greed
• sloth
• wrath
• envy
• pride
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Question 1:
• What is your earliest memory of an educational technology?
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Question 2:
• Who is the most influential non-Canadian scholar in educational technology you can name?
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Question 3
• Who is the most influential CANADIAN scholar in educational technology you can name?
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List of “thinkers” in ECT according toWikipedia:
Karl FischIan JukesJamie McKenzieScott McLeodAlan NovemberSeymour PapertWill RichardsonGary StagerJohn SwellerJoyce Kazman ValenzaDavid WarlickDavid Marcovitz
Rick:
ComeniusJames FinnRobert GagnéAlbert BanduraSeymour PapertMarshall McLuhanAllan PaivioNicholas NegroponteM. David MerrillBrent WilsonDavid JonassenCharles ReigeluthAndy GibbonsEtienne WengerDenys Hlynka
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Posse cup quiz• How many of these people can you name?
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And how about these?
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and these?
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What is CNIE?
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Canadian Network for Innovation in Education - 2007
AMTEC - 1971 CADE - 1980s
CAVA - 1961
EMAC-1968
DAVI - 1958
ETRAC - 1968
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Journals as moving targetsAMTEC
• CAVA News - 1958
• Educational Media - 1969 - 1971
• Media Message - 1973 -
• Canadian Journal of Educational Communication 1983 - 2001
• Canadian Journal of Learning & Technology 2001 - ??
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Journals as moving targetsAECT
• AVCR - 1952-1977
• Educational Communication and Technology (ECTJ) - 1978 - 1992
• Journal of Instructional Development 1978-1992
• Educational Technology Research & Development 1992 - ??
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Panaceas for schools
• Film - 1940s
• Television - 1950s
• Programmed instruction - 1960s
• Systematic instructional design - 1970s
• Computers - 1980s
• The Internet - 1990s
• Social networks & Web 2.0 - 2000s
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MPATI
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A Turning Point: Social responsibility
• One Laptop Per Child (August, 2006 Ted Talk, Nicholas Negroponte)
• http://tinyurl.com/2gbo5p
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Movement-not technology but epistemology
• Objectivism
• Cognitivism
• Constructivism
• Collective constructionism- Social learning
Individuals
Groups
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Shifts in ET
Objectivism
Cognitivism
Social Learning
Constructivism
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Shifts in ET
Objectivism
Cognitivism
Social Learning
Constructivism
Individual growth
Group growth
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Distinctly Canadian
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Common mis-speakings• ET is a new discipline
• Media comparison studies
• Data = knowledge
• Knowledge - understanding
• Models of complex systems are true
• Computers can replace teachers
• ET = computers + internet + schools
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The Future