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Strand One Sandy Wenzel 2009. Toffler (1980), argued:  Clashing events and trends are interrelated patterns that evolve civilization.  When one wave.

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1 Strand One Sandy Wenzel 2009

2 Toffler (1980), argued:  Clashing events and trends are interrelated patterns that evolve civilization.  When one wave dominates, future change is predictable.  When two waves of change overlap, the future looks shattered.  Understanding the past and current waves helps us be able to forecast future waves.  The direction and speed of waves determine the next age. 2

3 3 Agriculture Era 8000 B.C.- AD 1650 to 1750 decentralized economy human and animal muscle power renewable energy of wind, sun, and water necessary inventions survival based on harvest large extended families little mobility work at home and family businesses schooled at home focus on physical productivity production for own consumption and fused decentralized economy time measured with seasons

4 4 Industrial Era 1750s - 1950s fossil fuel energy large economic growth technological and economic structures built large machines replaced human and animal muscle steel, textile, railroads, industries and factories arose assembly lines, mass production, and interdependency mass public education nuclear families time measured with clocks lots of mobility social institutions production and consumption separated and a split centralized economy and government expansive institutional market men moved forward and women remained in the past role standardization significant and equaled efficiency

5 5 Information Era 1900s-present fossil fuels and renewable energy increased mass transportation instant communication computers, internet, cell phones collaboration and team work single parent and two working parent families more resources in schools focus on information and knowledge minimization

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8 Dede, C. (Speaker). (2008). Educational technology defined (Audio Recording).Laureate Inc. Thornburg, D. (Speaker). (2008). Educational technology: A historic perspective (Audio Recording). Laureate Education Inc. Toffler, A. (1980). The Third Wave Evolution of Educational Technology in Society, Education, and the Workplace Copyright 2008 Laureate Education, Inc. 8


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