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Innovators Learning and Education toc

Introduction
Sometimes an invention or innovation became pivotal for learning or education even though it was not developed specifically for that purpose. HCLE will not cover the computer industry as a whole so many important industry pioneers will not show up here. However, we will include links to information about people whose contributions changed educational practice but are not full-fledged ed tech pioneers.

Links to Innovators

 * Henriette Avram, creator of the first digital metadata in 1970, the MARC standards (Machine-Readable Cataloging standards) at the Library of Congress. Link to Brainpickings We are including Henriette because the MARC metadata system she developed is instrumental in permitting both independent and school-based learners to find the materials they need online.
 * Steve Jobs
 * J.C.R. Lickleider
 * Robert Kahn
 * Walter Isaacson
 * Al Alcorn
 * Dan Bricklin
 * Ray Kurzweil

Innovator Quotations about Education and Learning
Lickleider:

The need to educate the public is evident. Dr. J. C. Licklider of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a report to the National Science Foundation, points out that:

> Education is not only missing a great opportunity; it is failing to discharge a crucial responsibility. The world is rapidly moving into the “information age.” In order to make the transition wisely and well, the public must understand information science and technology. People must master technology or be mastered by it. From Position Paper on Computer Literacy, March 1981, Texas Association for Educational Data Systems