PodcastAnalyzing Three Decades for

Toffler’s Three WavesPlus

A Fourth WaveEarl D. Roberts

 Student #   A00128860     Earl.Roberts@waldenu.edu

May 18, 2010PhD in Education

Specialization: Educational Technology   

For: Dr. Patricia DeubelEduc 8840-1

Evolution of Educational Technology

Introduction

Decades to be covered: 50’s -70’s

These decades cover the first twenty-eight years of my life and how music fits into it.

Technological advances: the computer going from a wall-sized unit down to a personal unit.

1950 – 1959Sep 1951 my father is killed in Korea, I am born February 1952; August 1952 my mother remarries, my half-brother is born May 1953, my half-sister is born July 1958.

Music: Rock-a-Billy; Doo-Wop; Country & Western, and Rock-N-Roll

Society & Culture: The first Baby Boomer became a teenager

Education: Max Wertheimer and Thorndike were losing influence over education while Skinner was gaining educational influence; School equality was settled with Brown vs. Board of Education

Work: Farmers were switching over from horse and mule power to tractors; screwworms are eliminated

Technology: The Computer Age is sprouting.

Toffler’s Waves: First wave is long gone, Second Wave is near extinction; the third wave is just sprouting.

1960 – 1969Toffler’s Waves: Third Wave is developingWork: Farmers use mechanical cotton-pickersEducation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Vygotsky’s influence begins influencing education; Herbert Kohl promotes “Open Education”; Bilingual Education Act takes affect; Project “Head Start” starts; Equality of Educational Opportunity Study and Jerome Bruner influences education; REA authorizes rural educational TVSociety & Culture: Shirley Chisholm begins her short years of service; The Civil Rights Act is passedMusic: Soul, Rhythm & Blues begins; the British Invasion; the Psychedelic Bands come into fashion

1970 – 1979

Received a deferment to stay out of Vietnam; graduated high school (1970), took a bus to Kentucky and found out I was accepted into college; graduate Lamar University (1974) BS Elementary Education –specialization Special Education; I get married (1974)moved three times; first daughter is born (1977). First teaching job (1974 – 1975) severely handicapped children; second teaching position (1976 – 1978) rural high school slow learners, third teaching position (1978 -1979) slow learners elementary school. My income less than $500/mo. Joined the military for the benefits.Music: Punk Rock- a rebellion against Super Groups of the 70’sEducation: Marian Edelman starts Children’s Defense Fund; Pennsylvania supports retarded children getting a free education; nationally, The Education of All Handicapped Children Act; Indian Education Act for indigenous American Indians; Title IX; National Association of Bilingual EducationWork: No-tillage becomes popular: Plant Variety Protection Act; Paul Berg is molecular scientist working with DNA strandsTechnology: ARPANET begins packet-switching network that initiates the beginning of the Internet

Conclusion

The main transactions occurring during these three decades were the shifting of workers from farms to the cities and the advances leading to the beginning of the Internet and the down-sizing of the computer itself from a wall-to-wall model to the establishment of personal computers.

References

(Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), ARPANET Oct 22 1969 10:30 PM 2010Technology USA 1969 - ARPANET the first "packet- switching" network develops to the internet, created by DODhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlApple Computer 1977 2010 TechnologyCalifornia 1977 - Apple Computerhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlBilingual Education Act 1968 2002 EducationUSA 1968 - The Bilingual Education Acthttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html

References

British Invasion 1963 1970 Music New York British Invade American music in the 60's http://www.essor tment.com/all/americanmusicw_rhaj.htmBrown v. Board. of Education of Topeka May 17 1954

2010 Education Washington, D. C. 1954 - Supreme Court Brown v. Board. of Education of Topeka, "separate facilities are unequal"http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlBurrhus Frederic (B.F.) Skinner's 1953 1970 Education

USA 1953 - behaviorism (operant conditioning),http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsa ss/educationhistorytimeline.html

References

Civil Rights Act 1964 2010 Society & Culture USA 1964 - The Civil Rights Act prohibits discriminationhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlCotton harvested mechanically 1968 1970 Work USA 96% of cotton harvested mechanically http://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/farm_tech.htmCountry & Western1950 2100 Music Tennessee Modern Countryhttp://www.essortment.com/all/americanmusicw_rhaj.htmDoo-Wop 1950 2010 Music USA Church harmonys mixed with the Blues- Platters http://www.john- meekings.co.uk/ timeline.html

References

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Apr 09 19652002 Education USA 1965 - The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlHerbert R. Kohl 1969 1970 Education USA 1969 - Herbert R. Kohl promotes open educationhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlIndian Education Act 1972 2010 Education USA 1972 - The Indian Education Act " American Indian and Alaska Native students"http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlJerome Bruner 1966 2010 Education USA 1966 - Jerome Bruner popularize cognitive learning as an alternative to behaviorism.http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.html

References

Lev Vygotsky's 1962 2010 Education USA 1962 - Lev Vygotsky views of education are introduced to the English-speaking world.http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlMarian Wright Edelman 1973 2010 Education USA 1973 - Marian Wright Edelman Children's Defense Fundhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlno tillage popularized 1970 1980 Work USA No-tillage popularized http://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/farm_tech.htmPaul Berg 1972 1972 Work USA Molecular biologist Paul Berg make possible transfer of genes from DNA strandshttp://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/crops_livestock.htm

References

Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) 19712010 Education Pennsylvania 1971 - Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Pennsylvania, students with mental retardation entitled to free public education.http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlProject Head Start Jun 1965 2010 Education USA 1965 - Project Head Start, http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlPsychedelic 1965 2010 Music USA Psychedelic rock influenced by psychedelic drugs- Vanilla Fudge, Iron Butterflyhttp://www.last.f m/tag/psychedelic%20rockPUNK 1970 2010 Music Great Britain Hatred of super groups of the 70's leads to Punk Rockers http://www.john- meekings.co.uk/timeline.html(PVPA) 1970 2010 Work USA Plant Variety Protection Act http://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/crops_livestock.htm

References

REA authorizes rural Educational TV 1962 2010 EducationUSA REA authorized education TV in rural areas

http://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/life_farm.htmscrew worms 1955 1959 Work USA Sterile flies used for screwworm control http://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/crops_livestock.htmShirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm 1968 2004 Society & Culture USA 1968 - Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm. The first African American woman elected to Congress and sought presidential nomination.http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlSoul/Rhythm & Blues 1960 2010 Music USA West coast Blues, Jazz and Gospel http://www.john- meekings.co.uk/timeline.html

References

The Education of All Handicapped Children Act 1975 2010 EducationUSA 1975 - The Education of All Handicapped Children Act

requires free, suited to individual needs, in the least restrictive setting for all "handicapped" children.http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlThe Equality of Educational Opportunity Study 1966 2010 Education

USA 1966 - The Equality of Educational Opportunity Studyhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlThe National Association of Bilingual Education 1975 2010 Education

USA 1975 - The National Association of Bilingual Educationhttp://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlTitle IX 1972 2010 Education USA 1972 - Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex http://www.cloud net.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmltractors outnumber animal power 1954 2010 Work USA tractors exceeds horses and mules http://www.agcla ssroom.org/gan/timeline/farm_tech.htm