5 Replies to “Push-Button Education, 1958 (Moldovan)”
It was a good idea to go back the past and look at the first computer. I didn’t realize how much people thought computer technology would influence education. I liked that you used a lot of the en l’an 2000 pictures. These sketches were eye opening in seeing what people thought the world would look like in 2000 and this enhanced your project a lot. It was also incredibly interesting to see what people thought education, farming and cleaning would look like in the future. I liked how you compared how people thought robots would be used in the future to how they are actually used today. Robots are around just not the bulky things people from the past thought they would be. The one critique about your slidecast is that it is a little all over the place. Your original picture was about the future of education and you ended up talking about computers and robots and never went back to how this influenced education. All in all, this slidecast was very informative and showed a lot about what people thought the future would hold.
This slidecast did a good job of providing the context of robotics and automation in American society during an after WWII. While the push button education image is an interesting futuristic idea that can be compared to the tablets of today, I really enjoyed the image of books sending information straight to student’s brains. This is the ultimate outcome of an effortless education, although it is very impractical. The picture with the quote “after total war can come total living” was a great summary of the state of mind after WWII. With all of the technological futuristic images during the second world war, it would be easy to believe that a stress free life would await you after the war. The move from cities to suburbs was a good point to add as it reflects the trend in American living during this time. The comparison to modern day technology was a great way to end the slidecast. Examples such as farming technology and modern robotics in industry can be viewed as the futuristic technologies coming true.
Very informative video. The second image of the school children being fed information through a machine wired to their brains particularly stood out to me. It seemed to show that the people of the time truly thought that technology would make life effortless. You continued to do a good job of explaining how people thought that through technological innovations in the post war society, ease of life would increase accordingly. Images such as the home robot and relocating houses emphasize the idea of robots and technology removing the labor and day-to-day hardship from suburban life. I also liked how you included examples of how American propaganda from WW2 influenced how society thought the future would be. Government propaganda is a powerful tool in influencing public opinion that cannot be overlooked in this era.
My only concern with this slide cast is that it did not focus on technologies impact on education much after the first two slides. However, this was offset because instead of focusing on how technology would change education, you focused on how technology would change society as a whole. So you still had a strong topic throughout the video. Well done.
I liked the visuals you used in the beginning but as it went on and you started talking about the war I felt like your visuals were more generic visuals like the “I want you for the U.S. Army” or the iconic image of the American flag being put up by several soldiers. I wish they had been a little more related to what you were saying. I like how you connected post wartime desires to the leisure portrayed in the Jetsons. I found it fascinating that the Jetson’s capitalized on working-class Americans desire to not have to work as hard; a desire fostered by the promises they were made during the war like “After total war can come total living” poster. The slidecast had a good flow to it, I like how you started with the idea and their perceptions of the future and then backpedaled to start with what lead to that perception. I like how you ended with how those perceptions have been similar and different to our current level of automation.
What an interesting slidecast Austin! You spoke clearly and at a great pace, both very important. Your topic is a really cool, practical one as the idea of a push-button education is something that happens at some colleges with students taking quizzes and answering questions via button in massive lecture halls. It was interesting how the first computer sparked the image of a push-button education and the advancement of electrical and computer engineering only enhanced this image by adding more substance for inspiration. Your talk allowed me to make many real world connections. In the 1950’s, robot toys were extremely popular and were the basis for the idea of home automation, something we are seeing a lot today. In fact, I read a couple weeks ago how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg integrated a “smart system” into his home, essentially automating many functions found within a home. Lastly, I also liked how you related the past vision of the future of push-button education to the modern, future view on the same subject. You clearly spoke about what futuristic visions the old one predicted that did and did not come true.
I liked how you addressed the fear or concern of over crowding in schools right off the bat, but I wish that the idea of overpopulation was connected back to later on. The context surrounding WW2 did an excellent job setting the scene for the technological priorities of the time. The transition from the idea of a push button education to the idea of a push button society could have been fleshed out a bit more, but I liked how the transition allowed for a more global commentary on the technological dreams of the US society on the whole. Finally, with the second picture, I think it would have been interesting to address the commentary that is present with the idea that the books are being destroyed as the knowledge is being transferred into the student’s brains.
It was a good idea to go back the past and look at the first computer. I didn’t realize how much people thought computer technology would influence education. I liked that you used a lot of the en l’an 2000 pictures. These sketches were eye opening in seeing what people thought the world would look like in 2000 and this enhanced your project a lot. It was also incredibly interesting to see what people thought education, farming and cleaning would look like in the future. I liked how you compared how people thought robots would be used in the future to how they are actually used today. Robots are around just not the bulky things people from the past thought they would be. The one critique about your slidecast is that it is a little all over the place. Your original picture was about the future of education and you ended up talking about computers and robots and never went back to how this influenced education. All in all, this slidecast was very informative and showed a lot about what people thought the future would hold.
This slidecast did a good job of providing the context of robotics and automation in American society during an after WWII. While the push button education image is an interesting futuristic idea that can be compared to the tablets of today, I really enjoyed the image of books sending information straight to student’s brains. This is the ultimate outcome of an effortless education, although it is very impractical. The picture with the quote “after total war can come total living” was a great summary of the state of mind after WWII. With all of the technological futuristic images during the second world war, it would be easy to believe that a stress free life would await you after the war. The move from cities to suburbs was a good point to add as it reflects the trend in American living during this time. The comparison to modern day technology was a great way to end the slidecast. Examples such as farming technology and modern robotics in industry can be viewed as the futuristic technologies coming true.
Very informative video. The second image of the school children being fed information through a machine wired to their brains particularly stood out to me. It seemed to show that the people of the time truly thought that technology would make life effortless. You continued to do a good job of explaining how people thought that through technological innovations in the post war society, ease of life would increase accordingly. Images such as the home robot and relocating houses emphasize the idea of robots and technology removing the labor and day-to-day hardship from suburban life. I also liked how you included examples of how American propaganda from WW2 influenced how society thought the future would be. Government propaganda is a powerful tool in influencing public opinion that cannot be overlooked in this era.
My only concern with this slide cast is that it did not focus on technologies impact on education much after the first two slides. However, this was offset because instead of focusing on how technology would change education, you focused on how technology would change society as a whole. So you still had a strong topic throughout the video. Well done.
I liked the visuals you used in the beginning but as it went on and you started talking about the war I felt like your visuals were more generic visuals like the “I want you for the U.S. Army” or the iconic image of the American flag being put up by several soldiers. I wish they had been a little more related to what you were saying. I like how you connected post wartime desires to the leisure portrayed in the Jetsons. I found it fascinating that the Jetson’s capitalized on working-class Americans desire to not have to work as hard; a desire fostered by the promises they were made during the war like “After total war can come total living” poster. The slidecast had a good flow to it, I like how you started with the idea and their perceptions of the future and then backpedaled to start with what lead to that perception. I like how you ended with how those perceptions have been similar and different to our current level of automation.
What an interesting slidecast Austin! You spoke clearly and at a great pace, both very important. Your topic is a really cool, practical one as the idea of a push-button education is something that happens at some colleges with students taking quizzes and answering questions via button in massive lecture halls. It was interesting how the first computer sparked the image of a push-button education and the advancement of electrical and computer engineering only enhanced this image by adding more substance for inspiration. Your talk allowed me to make many real world connections. In the 1950’s, robot toys were extremely popular and were the basis for the idea of home automation, something we are seeing a lot today. In fact, I read a couple weeks ago how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg integrated a “smart system” into his home, essentially automating many functions found within a home. Lastly, I also liked how you related the past vision of the future of push-button education to the modern, future view on the same subject. You clearly spoke about what futuristic visions the old one predicted that did and did not come true.
I liked how you addressed the fear or concern of over crowding in schools right off the bat, but I wish that the idea of overpopulation was connected back to later on. The context surrounding WW2 did an excellent job setting the scene for the technological priorities of the time. The transition from the idea of a push button education to the idea of a push button society could have been fleshed out a bit more, but I liked how the transition allowed for a more global commentary on the technological dreams of the US society on the whole. Finally, with the second picture, I think it would have been interesting to address the commentary that is present with the idea that the books are being destroyed as the knowledge is being transferred into the student’s brains.