History of Educational Technology-A Collaborative Timeline Project

[James Kerr]

Title of activity – History of Educational Technology-A Collaborative Timeline Project
Intended learning outcome/s – exploration of educational technology development over time
Activity description – an interactive timeline that participants can modify
Time – 15-30 minutes
Prerequisites – Working knowledge of educational technology
Link to technology used – TimelineJS interactive timeline, Google Docs
Links to additional resources – Main activity page:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jA_NCjMPH1jN3xf3DDWuo8d3Y5VY8vGms1wAnkgvtOg/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jA_NCjMPH1jN3xf3DDWuo8d3Y5VY8vGms1wAnkgvtOg/edit?usp=sharing

[virtualleader]

Hi James

I like the idea of a timeline but felt unqualified to add to it! In a teaching context I imagine students would be armed with information they could use to actually populate it.

Jane

[ElizabethECharl]

James – I liked the concept and think it would be very engaging for students to contribute to it, with clear instructions of how to do so and then let loose on the web to scavenge entries for the various decades.

[James Kerr]

Thanks for the feedback-this could easily be taken the direction of a web quest, or used as a progress tracker during an entire term.

[James Kerr]

I do find it interesting that I’ve had a few comments on the blog and in the forums, but no one has, as of yet, added to the timeline or requested access to it.

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