Great Discoveries
Who discovered the "wiki"
Ward Cunningham
When was the term "wiki" created
1994
What is "The wiki"?
A web page that could be jointly edited by anyone
What was the fundamental shift in how we related to the internet?
The Wiki
Popular simple video explanations of key concepts
Khan Academy
What always seems to be a technology that is just about to break out of the box.
The return of AI
When did e-learning become widely used?
1999
What is the LMS?
The learning management system. It stands as the central e-learning technology
What set the framework for the next decade in terms of technology, standards, and approaches?
E-learning
an industry-standard in specifying content that could be used in virtual learning environments
SCORM
What was accompanied by new approaches, often derived from computer science.
Learning objects
When was YouTube founded?
2005
What are PLE's?
Personal Learning Environments. Tools, communities, and services constitute the educational platforms learners use to direct their learning and pursue educational goals.
What is the industry-standard in specifying content that could be used in virtual learning environments?
SCORM
Provides openly licensed versions of bespoke written textbooks, free for the digital version
Open textbooks
What developed alongside the more education-specific developments and was then co-opted into edtech. In so doing, it foreshadowed much of the web 2.0 developments, with which it is often bundled.
Blogging
When was the upsurge in Popular online games such as "Pokemon Go"?
2007
What is the Khan Academy?
illustrates, simple video explanations of key concepts—explanations that can be shared and embedded easily—met a great educational demand.
What offered an enterprise solution for e-learning providers? It stands as the central e-learning technology.
The learning management system (LMS)
Publish diaries, journals, and regularly updated resources.
Blogging
What could provide a means of recording achievements and bringing together large and small, formal and informal, outputs and recognition
Blockchains
When was Twitter founded?
2006
What is Educational Technology?
The study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources
What was the outcome of the proliferation of services that suddenly became available following the web 2.0 boom.
Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)
What represents a combination of key challenges for educational technology: realizing easy-to-use, scalable technology; developing social awareness that gives them currency; and providing the policy and support structures that make them valuable.
Digital Badges