1. ICT Applied to English
Teaching- 2013
Assignment 1:
History of Education

2. Technology
Pedagogical
principles and
strategies
Theoretical knowledge +
educational practice
Improve
education
Facilitate learning
processes
and increase
performance

3.  The concept of Technology is not
clearly defined.
 Can be traced back to the Bronze Age,
but we willl focus on its development
during the 20th Century.

4. First Stage
Education technology=audio-visual aids
MAPS
CHARTS
SYMBOLS
MODELS SAMPLES
CONCRET
E
MATERIAL
S
USE OF
AIDS

5. Second Stage
“Electronic Revolution”
•Audio-visual projectors
•Magic lantern
•Tape
•Radio
•Television
Revolutionary change
in the Classroom

6. Third Stage
“Communication Revolution”
Development of mass media
* Post-War Period
Behaviourism
Military training
(USA)

7. Fourth Stage
Individualized instruction
Self-learning based on self-developed
learning materials and teaching equipment.
Cognitivism
* How we LEARN
* Different ways of learning

8. Fifth Stage
•System engineering
•Teaching machines, programmed
instruction, multimedia technologies
Computers
Information Age
Digital Age
Internet – Network Connectivity

9. Ongoing Stage
OLPC Project
Click to see
Negroponte’s TED
Talk on OLPC
Interactive Age
• Notebooks/Netbooks
• Internet
• Smartphones
• I-pads
• Tablets
• IWB
Social Networks

10. Some Conclusions
 The history of education technology is
marked by the increasing complexity and
sophistication of devices.
 Education Technology is not a mere
inclusion of gadgets, but a genuine
inclusion of technology that takes into
account pedagogical principles.
 Technology is not a magic solution that
will replace teachers. It will enhance
teacher’s work and students way of
learning.

11. Sources:
 OLPC Org (2013) . Retrieved April 5th, 2013 - Web Site:
http://one.laptop.org/
 Schneider, Daniel K. (2013) Edutech Wiki.
Educational Technology. . Retrieved April 5th, 2013 .Web Site:
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Educational_technology
 Smart Technologies EMEA (2011)
The History of Technology in Education. Retrieved April 5th, 2013. Web Site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwWWsz_X9s
 TED Talks (2007) Nicholas Negroponte: OLPC, two years on. Los Angeles, California.
Retrieved April 5th, 2013. Web Site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TKjfgjiQs
 World Education (2011)
History of Educational Technology. Retrieved April 5th, 2013. Web Site:
http://www.alphadeaf.org/history-of-educational-technology.html