Early Modern Period - Peter Abelard :
Early Modern Period - Peter Abelard (1079 – 1142)
Emphasized critical thinking
Challenged church authority
Credited with heavily influencing the scholastic method
Early Modern Period – Invention of Eyeglasses :
Early Modern Period – Invention of Eyeglasses (1280-1300)
Provided access to text for people with vision problems
Not affordable for the majority of people until industrialization
Early Modern Period - Comenius :
Early Modern Period - Comenius (1592–1670)
Some consider one of the “Fathers of Public Education”
Against ridged vocational training
Developed elaborate principles of instructional method
Textbook in use 100s of years after death
Early Modern Period - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi :
Early Modern Period - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746 –1827)
Personalization of learning
Child-centered education
Humanism had a strong impact on his educational philosophy
Believed multiple aspects of a child’s life impact their education
“Chucked” information
Early Modern Period – Johann Herbart :
Early Modern Period – Johann Herbart (1776 - 1841)
Pioneer in citizenship education
Believed that every child was unique
Abilities could be developed
Used literature and history to make learning how to read more interesting
Early Modern Period – First Public School in America (Boston) :
Early Modern Period – First Public School in America (Boston) (1821)
Public education has radically changed the number of literate and education people in the world. However, this has brought new challenges to educational technologists.
Early Modern Period - Friedrich Fröbel :
Early Modern Period - Friedrich Fröbel (1782 - 1852)
Developed concept of “kindergarten”
Worked with Pestalozzi in Switzerland
Designed “educational play materials”
Important in developing the idea of learning through play