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12 Feb, 2008

Vision from 1962 of what educational technology would be in 1975

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Educational technology of the future - unfortunately, this is pretty close to where we are with most online learning tools in 2008. (From boingboing.com)

Scans from 1962 book that tries to predict life in 1975 - Boing Boing

Film Based Teaching Machine. Student pushes one of four buttons to give answers and his score appears on paper slip at upper right. Teaching machines, expected to boom in the next decade, usually operate on the principal of repetition until the pupil understands. They aim to speed up the learning process and relieve teacher of much paper work in the classroom.

1 Response to "Vision from 1962 of what educational technology would be in 1975"

1 | Derek Featherstone

March 3rd, 2008 at 6:46 am

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Sadly, even posture in 1962 sucked while working at a Teaching Machine.

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