A History of Distance Learning

  • correspondence course ad in Boston Gazzette

    correspondence course ad in Boston Gazzette
    Caleb Phillips advertises for students who want to learn short hand via mail correspondence.
  • External Programme is established

     External Programme is established
    The University of London was the first university to offer distance learning degrees.
  • Daisy earns her diploma

    Daisy earns her diploma
    Daisy Mason, fictional kitchen maid, yearning for a better life undertakes correspondence studies in Downton Abbey
  • College By Radio

    College By Radio
    John Wilikinson Taylor, president of the University of Louisville, teams up with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) "to use radio as another method for taking higher education to people."
  • Televised classes for college credit

    Televised classes for college credit
    The University of Houston offers the first college credit classes on TV
  • Project Outreach

    Project Outreach
    This study, funded by the Coordinating Commission for Higher Education in California led to coordinated instructional systems legislation allowing the use of public funds for non-classroom instruction.
  • I get lectures on tape

    I get lectures on tape
    I took some classes offered by the psychology department at IUPUI which included lectures on video cassettes.
  • prisoners "go" to college at Adams State University

    prisoners "go" to college at Adams State University
    A dedicated Prison College Program Coordinator begins working with incarcerated individuals who receive print based instruction and earn college credit.
  • The internet revolutionizes distance learning

    The internet revolutionizes distance learning
    On Line learning opportunities abound as educational tools are launched globally
  • Doing homework on Cruise

    Doing homework on Cruise
    I don't want to get behind in my course work, but I'm anxious to get out of my cabin.