January 6, 2009
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AIT Timeline
1962. Began this year, when the U.S. Office of Education financed, as a five-year demonstration, the National Instructional Television Library.
1962–65. Administered by National Educational Television (NET) in New York City. Edwin G. Cohen, the first director, served as executive director through June 30, 1990.
1965. Became the National Center for School and College Television (NCSCT) and began operation under the Indiana University Foundation in Bloomington.
1968. Became the National Instructional Television Center (NITC/NIT).
1970. Became self-supporting; pioneered the consortium process to fund its projects, tapping into U.S. state and Canadian provincial education departments for development and distribution.
April 11, 1973. Incorporated as the Agency for Instructional Television, a permanent organization structure to improve and expand the cooperative processes begun with NIT.
July 1, 1984. Changed name to the Agency for Instructional Technology to more accurately reflect emerging technologies in educational media.
July 1, 1990. Michael F. Sullivan named executive director; served through January 3, 2003.
1992–2002. Technos Press published TECHNOS: Quarterly for Education and Technology, AIT’s print journal; books added to the library in ensuing years.
November 20, 1994. AIT’s new headquarters dedicated in Bloomington, IN.
2000. The Learning Odyssey (TLO), the first-ever comprehensive online curriculum for elementary grades developed.
July 1, 2003. Chuck Wilson, after serving as interim director since January 4, 2003, appointed executive director.
May 2004. Technos e-Zine, AIT’s electronic newsletter, launched.
2007. AIT celebrates 45 years of service to education. The Agency has changed through the years, but continues its sole mission of serving learners.
For more information on AIT’s history and for links to related papers, see the National Public Broadcasting Archives online at the University of Maryland University Libraries Web site.