From Teaching Machines to Televisions: Educational Technology 1950-1975

• In Event: AECT- From Teaching Machines to Televisions: Educational Technology 1950-1975 (h)

Short Description

The story of AECT began in 1923 with the creation of the National Education Association’s Department of Visual Instruction. What started as a small group of passionate educators searching for better ways to help people learn has turned into an international association representing a broad range of professionals interested in improving learning using media and technology. This session will present key historical elements from 1950-1975, the second 25 years of AECT.

Authors

• Presenter: Rebecca Clark-Stallkamp, Virginia Tech

• Presenter: Ginger S Watson, University of Virginia

• Presenter: Jill Stefaniak, University of Georgia

• Presenter: Heather Leary, Brigham Young University

• Presenter: Barbara Lockee, Virginia Tech

• Contributor: Richard Dietzel, Keiser University

• Presenter: Robert Doyle, Harvard University

• Presenter: Kay Shelton Kozak, Northern Illinois University