SOPHISTS (500 - 300 BC)
Innovative thinkers and educators, Sophists first created the group teaching dynamic that integrated lecture with discussions that led to a deeper understanding for learners. JOSEPH LANCASTER (1778 - 1838)
In an effort to create affordable education for the masses, he created the "monitorial method" which standardized processes to increase educational access while decreasing educational costs. Mass Communication Movement 1920s & 30s
With the emergence and practicality of owning a home radio, mass communication was now more easily achieved and personal access to information of all types increased exponentially. Digital Media Movement 1960s-present
The creation of the first computer assisted instruction (CAI) system which was responsive to learners combined with the emergence of the internet led to the development of online microworlds where learning can take place efficiently and independently. |
COMENIUS (1592 - 1670)
Always looking to improve the educational processes, his ideas were the precursors for the audiovisual instruction movement. "My object is to seek to find a method by which teachers teach less and learners learn more." Visual Instruction Movement early 1900s
THOMAS EDISON (1847 - 1931) Edison's revolutionary series of educational films were the first of their kind to not only support current textbooks, but in some cases replace them entirely; creating a new perspective on education. Audio-Visual Instruction Movement 1930s-50s
The visual and mass communication movements merge with the dawn of sound films and service training films to legitimize the effectiveness of these sources for increased use in educational settings. |