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A presentation by Dr. Richard Schwier for EC & I 831 at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina.
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History of Educational Technology
“Hi Harvey, Whatʼs new?”“Schwier, you donʼt know whatʼs old.” - Professor Harvey Frye
Indiana University, 1977
Go ahead...
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
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
It’s Greek to me
Elder Sophists and Future Shop salespeople
Greek Philosophy
Four questions of cause: materialformalefficientfunctional
Greek Philosophy4 questions of cause: material, formal, efficient, functional
seven cardinal virtues & seven deadly sins• chastity
• temperance
• charity
• diligence
• patience
• kindness
• humility
• lust
• gluttony
• greed
• sloth
• wrath
• envy
• pride
Question 1:
• What is your earliest memory of an educational technology?
Question 2:
• Who is the most influential non-Canadian scholar in educational technology you can name?
Question 3
• Who is the most influential CANADIAN scholar in educational technology you can name?
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
Posse cup quiz• How many of these people can you name?
And how about these?
and these?
What is CNIE?
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education - 2007
AMTEC - 1971 CADE - 1980s
CAVA - 1961
EMAC-1968
DAVI - 1958
ETRAC - 1968
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 - ??
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 - ??
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
MPATI
A Turning Point: Social responsibility
• One Laptop Per Child (August, 2006 Ted Talk, Nicholas Negroponte)
• http://tinyurl.com/2gbo5p
Movement-not technology but epistemology
• Objectivism
• Cognitivism
• Constructivism
• Collective constructionism- Social learning
Individuals
Groups
Shifts in ET
Objectivism
Cognitivism
Social Learning
Constructivism
Shifts in ET
Objectivism
Cognitivism
Social Learning
Constructivism
Individual growth
Group growth
Distinctly Canadian
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
The Future