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History of Distance Learning

E3 T 9% 2+2 2+2 THE ULTIMATE HISTORY OF DISTANCE LEARNING As we approach the third centenary of distance learning we take a nostalgic look at its history from humble beginnings to its modern delivery today. American correspondence courses give way to studies aided by the advent of radio, television, the internet and now mobile app platforms. CAZITTE 1700 1728 An advert in the Boston Garette. "Caleb Prilips. teocher of he new method of short hond" wos seeting student |for lessons to be en Af. for lessons to be sent weekly POST | 1840 Se oc Pman e Englhimvento of shorthand, come up wth on ingenious idoo for delvering instucton to o potentioly Imitess oudience: coiespondence couses 1bymol. Pimon Shorthond Troining SPATD 1850 1852 Fhonogrophic inttute. Cincinnat Onio. Eocnetorial training in stenogrophics wos conducted through the USPS hose who completed the counerwork would receve a centicate 1856 in Europe. Chares Toussoint and Gystov Longerscheidt teach Krguoges by comeipondence in Gemony 1858 Univerity of London estoblshesits Edemal hogramme and cioims to be the fint offerng dstonce leorming degrees |1873 Anno ficknor, Boston. MA Most earty dstance educotion wos designed wih women in mind, this Brogom oeO 24 years ond serviced some 10,000 women regardiess o Teconomic clasi | 1873 The Universty of the Cope of Good Hope was founded ond become nT iverty onthe continenta dedicated dstonce 1881 * wisom Roiney HorperChoutougua. NYThe eary dayn of IChoutouquo focuied on iberaleduconion |1883 Choutouqua. New Jeney The state of New Yok outhorised colegiate degrees to be awarded by the newy nomed Choutougua Colege of Liberal Arts ... 1 1890 Wikes-Bone, Posodeng Collery Schooi of Mines begon a progrom to teach mine sofety Dut loter become known os the intemationol Comespondence ISchoos (ICS): oso troining on ond rorood workers | 1892 The Universty of Chicogo estoblished the fint univensty bosed dstonce education progrom, The universty had ostrong beled in educoing fomers ond formen chidren order to support the totes economic structure this modet war folowed by other univenties including but not Imfed to the fotowing The State Univerity of lowa. Chio 1900 Mortho Van Rensseloer, Comel Univenity hoca. NY. This Home Economics tadention Progrom wos fargeted woND fe veg, Qur 20.000 women were eneoted 1900 |1901 The Moody Bble irattue starts offering independent study counes 1906 The Colvert School of Botimore becomes me fist pimory school in the United Stohes to offer coeondence counes |1906 The University of Wisconin ofteo oltecsion courses in engineering 1910 1911 n Ausrola. the Unvesy of Quecond estabisned O Deponmert of Eteno Studes 1915 The National University Continuing tducaton Associotion UCEA) Istomed 1916 The Univesty of the Cope of Good Hope chonges is 1920 11921 Educational rodio loerses were gronted to the Univelsity of Sot Loke Cily. Ihe Univerity of Wcorin aod the Universty of Minnesota. Anough over 200 icernes were granted by 46 Teducational rado was basicoly o folore 11925 The Stote Univenty of lowerotfen fve rodio counes for eredt 1922 Pennsyivonio Stote Colege broadcost Counes over thespdio 1926 The Notional Home Study Counci NSG wos stoned by the more reputoble conespodence schoos os o moction to some questionoble procces foking ploce es seoutobie scnoon 1 1930 1934 University of lowa was the fnt to begin using television on an instructonal medium 1940 1941 The United States Amy irattute (USAD progrom was oversoen Dy wilom Young ond catered to US Ay Dersonnel while serving Toversegs durno ww | 1943 Ehe USAIbecome the United States Amed forces nute and focuried on ot miitory personnet while serving as wet os during fimes of peoce 11950 1950 The Ford Foundofion begins offering gronts o develop televised educational progroms 1960 |1963 The FCC dedicoted 20 televion chornes for univesties use os anctonol ses Colnonia Stote Universty wasthe first to gpply for is icering the Ford Foundotion wos infrumentelin fundng educationdl projech ond commercial televtion totiom aho äred 1964 Nova Univensty is establhed The Comegie Corporotion funas the Articutated structiono Medio Project to eiplore using voriou.communicotion medio eg. rodio. televion study guides. oudiotopes etc. for teaching officomous student progroms reguiaty the Union for Research and Experimentation (URat) in igher Educarionis estabihed by ten beralats coleges 1965 e Univerity of Wisconin begin a totewide tolephone-bied dsfonce educoton program tor ... physicions 1968 1967 Thọ Corporaion for Puble Broodcesting created to promoté non-commercial television use 1969 The UROE becomes the Union for Experimenting Coleges ond Universies ond features o Universty . UNvenAcsovcoton decided to cal their methods Independent Shudy insheod of Comepondence"in order Storford Univenty creotes the Stonford instructional Teiovilon Network the University of Nebroko-ineolns ndenendent Study High School becomes the frl univenity-bosed coeespondence school to ofter an occredted nigh school dploma Without Wols undergroduate program and the union Groducle School. be Ooen University in me UK is founded. 1970 | 1970 walden Univenity opers speciolrgin moduler I and imited residency graduote studes 1971 Regents Colege founded by the New York Sate Boord gee Plogrom of The Universty of the State of New York 11974 1975 The Univenity of Mid-America a consortium of nine midwestem univenites, tormed to produce and Celver coune via video Forres ipeta The United States Amed Forces inctitute closed ond was reploced by Deerse Activity for Non-iradtonal toucoion Spport (DANTESI. his worked coney wih memben of the ndependent Study Division cfe National Uriversity Continuing Educafon Association 1978 the use of emol ond computer buletin board systems the way that dsfonce educorion was manoged John Beor outhors the fest edition of Beors Guide. educating Diought o beter interpersonal experience to onumen obout the opportunties avoloble in nontrodtional and distonce education 1979 The Coifomia Colege For Heoth Sciences offen the.. corespondence progrom for healthcore protessionals Caltomia Stote University Dominguez Hi offen on MA.in Humonises thvough extemal educonon 1980 1982 the National Univenity Teleconterencing Notwork, o consortium of 66 univertes ond he Smittsonion rattution, wos establshea 1985 After many yeas of dicuty, Inckuding going into Chopter 1ibonkruptcy, the Union for Epeimentina Coteges and Univenities eorra North Cenva ACCreditation 11984 National Technological Univenity opers offeing videotope ond ateate groUdle engneering counes Poul Levirson and Tino Vodck create Connected Education, aprogrom of onine groducte counen fought by protessori ot The New School for Social Research Ihe Electionic Universty Network, founded in 1983, ofters ts firnt onine counes ving proprietory softwore for DOS ond Commodore 164 computen 1987 Glern Jones stam Mind btersion Univerty, a coble network Droodceting eouses ond ut degree progroms (uch es Colorodo State Universty MBA) developed by community coleges ond universties 1986 Adut tducohoA via Coe Jon 1986 Penrayvonio Stone University wos on innovotor ond begon offereing compufer bosed Courses, with audioconterencing. through its Adult Educotion progrom, These ciases were fest offered ony in-itate but loter grew. in 1909, program offered ciases to studorihi in Meico Fniond ond Bfonia The Intemational School of information Manogement begirs Chaditonce degree-ganting instntion offerng a Mater of Scence Degree ir ntomation kesources Nonagement 1990 1993 Intemationol Univesty Colege founded by Glenn Jones known for his Mind Etenion Oniversfy coble network. UC wil be a true vitua univenity ofterinig excively online counes ond degrees 1992 The Blectronic Univerity Networ chargesits focus to asisting universities develop onine vinuol compuses on Americo Onine. Progroms incude o PhD.in Integrol Studies trom the Colfornia intrute of integral Sudes The Ahed P. Sioan Foundaton begirs oftering gronts to develop osynchvonous leoming netwoks s ... The New School tor Sociol Research receves a gront to begin development or Detance Instrucion for Adult Leamen the Union initute opers in undergroduore Center for Distance Leaming the Ceorae Washinaton Universty stons it dstance MA. in Eoucoriorial Tecnndlogy Leadersip using ME/U coble television ond a computer buletin boord system The Univerity of Nebrarko incon begirs on onine doctonrol progrom nEducationa Leadenhip ond igher tducotion Commerical enttes begin to offe web occess to the public The Groduote School ot Amefica. a for-profe detance educorion instrution, won founded | 1994 Nova Univenty merges with the Southeostemeversty of the Heoth Sciencesto fom Nova Souheaten Univenity The Notional Home Sudy Council renomed to me Distonce SM (formeny The Intemotional School of Infomgtion Mongemer eorri octreditotion trom the National Home Studv Counci .. 1995| I TEducation ond Training Counct Regent Univenity offen he frt onine mD, in Communication |1996 Dute Univenity begira is Cobal Eecutive MBA. program which combines onine technology ond sesions oncompus ond at vorious locafiors throughout Europe. Asia. ond Loin Americo Stontord Universty storts its Asynchronous Distonce Education Project The Univenity of Brith Columebia professor Mumtry Goe created webcI Che govemon of Artrona. Colorodo. Idoho, Nebrosko, New Meco. creation of an onrie instution cated westem Govemois Univerity Google! the New School for Sociol Research offes 90 onine counes |1997 Collomia Vinual Univenity. a soreortium of neaty 100 Colifomio colleges and universties, opens with over 1500 onine counes webCt becomes WebCt Educationa technologies and relene WeDCt 10 Johns Hopking unventy oftersis Business of Medicine certficote progrom in conjunction wth Colber Leoming Nework I the Groduate Schooi of Americo receives tiorth Centrat oceredtaton - eleoming emerges os the dot-com term for dstance education 2000 IC Univenity oand terean Univenty combine efto to torm one united entty know an Ciobal Univerity of the Assemibles of Cod 2001 The Vetuol Leaoming Environment Moodle. k released I Concord Univerty School of Low. he notion's fst onine low school ond o division of Kopion inc receives occreditoton tom the Distonce Educotion ond Trgining Councl 2003 41%of homeschooled chidren in the us loke port in dstonce leoming Baptst Bble Seminary (Cloks Summit, PA)unches e Web-ennorced m.o. in Bibical Studes featuring o twelve week "edemol residency ond o one-week ntemol residency for each couse 2004 SAKAI project begins which leods to the development of free open source Leoming Monagement System niloncire Michoel Soyor announces that he hat donated $100 midion toward tho creatonof on onine univerity thiat wil ofter an My League level of education for hee My Legque level of educotio tor 2005 olmost 32 milion US students were toking at least one onine couse during the autumterm of 200s The National Educotion Associoion (NEA) ond Biaciboord inc. releases a reseorch study esamining Quaity benchmarks for dstance leoming in higher education entled Quality On the Line 2006 11,200 colege level progrom in Ihe USA ore designed to be completed totaly vough dstance education The Associoticn of Jesut Coteges ond Univesties arnounces the Jesuit Disfance Educorion Newok ... You Tube |2009 Youtube EDU introduced to otter thousands of tree lectures slockboord opp becomes avoloble on Android andmone 2010 12012 Systems such os Polycom tranatorm economics training in NewYok vio HO video coloborotion 2011 Ostonce looming becomes the prefered option for UK itudents tocing high universty tees TCS Education System to become fet higher education iratitution in the hotion to provide GoloMeeting for every student

History of Distance Learning

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As we approach the third centenary of distance learning we take a nostalgic look at its history from humble beginnings to its modern delivery today. American correspondence and distance education cour...

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