TICCIT Project − 1 January, 1975
Submitted by Lisa Lehmberg
“The NSF-funded TICCIT Project begins testing English and algebra courseware at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA, and at Phoenix College, part of the Maricopa County Community College system in Phoenix, AZ.” Retrieved January 27, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments
TICCIT is the acronym for “Time shared, Interactive, Computer-Controlled, Information Television.” It was developed to provide a cost-effective means through which community colleges could deliver distance education. The Mitre Corporation developed hardware for TICCIT. Members of the Brigham Young University learning community created algebra and English course materials for the TICCIT Project. The trial evaluation of the TICCIT Project took place from 1975-77, and was evaluated by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The TICCIT system included 2 Nova microcomputers, 6 disc drives, a bank of video tape players, and a video switching device which was used to embed video into computer generated instruction. The system supported 32-128 student terminals, which contained modified Sony television sets that provided text and graphics in 7 colors, as well as digital audio. A specialized keyboard allowed students to control their own progress through the course material. TICCIT was learner controlled, allowing users to manipulate their own learning sequence and strategies. Students were able to scan course material, put together a personalized set of tasks to complete, obtain status reports, and evaluate themselves.
References were retrieved online on January 27, 2007, from the following websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments http://writinglabnewsletter.org/archives/v3/3-7.pdf http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/810000/805731/p349-bunderson.pdf?key1=805731&key2=1926587511&coll=&dl=ACM&CFID=15151515&CFTOKEN=6184618 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TICCIT
Technological Developments in 1975:
MSG, the first all-inclusive email program, was developed by John Vittal. The program included replying, forwarding and filling capabilities.
Retrieved January 27, 2007, from http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline
Popular Mechanics magazine promotes the Altair 8800 as the “first successful personal computer.” The Altair 8800 could be purchased as a kit for $395, or pre-assembled for $495. It had a memory of 256 bytes, and an Intel 8080 processor.
Retrieved January 27, 2007 from http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=75854
“The NSF-funded TICCIT Project begins testing English and algebra courseware at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA, and at Phoenix College, part of the Maricopa County Community College system in Phoenix, AZ.” Retrieved January 27, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments
TICCIT is the acronym for “Time shared, Interactive, Computer-Controlled, Information Television.” It was developed to provide a cost-effective means through which community colleges could deliver distance education. The Mitre Corporation developed hardware for TICCIT. Members of the Brigham Young University learning community created algebra and English course materials for the TICCIT Project. The trial evaluation of the TICCIT Project took place from 1975-77, and was evaluated by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The TICCIT system included 2 Nova microcomputers, 6 disc drives, a bank of video tape players, and a video switching device which was used to embed video into computer generated instruction. The system supported 32-128 student terminals, which contained modified Sony television sets that provided text and graphics in 7 colors, as well as digital audio. A specialized keyboard allowed students to control their own progress through the course material. TICCIT was learner controlled, allowing users to manipulate their own learning sequence and strategies. Students were able to scan course material, put together a personalized set of tasks to complete, obtain status reports, and evaluate themselves.
References were retrieved online on January 27, 2007, from the following websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments http://writinglabnewsletter.org/archives/v3/3-7.pdf http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/810000/805731/p349-bunderson.pdf?key1=805731&key2=1926587511&coll=&dl=ACM&CFID=15151515&CFTOKEN=6184618 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TICCIT
Technological Developments in 1975:
MSG, the first all-inclusive email program, was developed by John Vittal. The program included replying, forwarding and filling capabilities.
Retrieved January 27, 2007, from http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline
Popular Mechanics magazine promotes the Altair 8800 as the “first successful personal computer.” The Altair 8800 could be purchased as a kit for $395, or pre-assembled for $495. It had a memory of 256 bytes, and an Intel 8080 processor.
Retrieved January 27, 2007 from http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=75854
Comments:
DistEd (January 27, 2007. 04:45pm)
Submitted by Lisa Lehmberg. In 1975, most distance learning in the U.S. was delivered through print-based media or ITV. The TICCIT project seemed to be very "cutting edge" for its time. Through its use of microcomputers, it laid groundwork for computer learning labs of the future. Because it was learner-controlled, it added to the available knowledge of interactive virtual learning environments and virtual course design. It was interesting to me that this project developed right at about the time personal computers emerged. Unlike many distance learning developments, the TICCIT Project seemed to be almost on a level with the technological development of the time.