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Beginning of Distance Education
The Phonographic Institute in Cincinnati, OH offers stenographic training through correspondence courses. -
Anna Ticknor
The Society to Encourage Studies at Home is established by Anna Ticknor to provide education for women through use of correspondence studies. -
1882 Chautauqua Hill, NY
William Rainey Harper develops correspondence program at Chautauqua Hill, NY which led to authorization of correspondence courses in the state of New York. -
Colliery School of Mines
The Colliery School of Mines offers correspondence instructional system to teach mine safety to workers in Pennsylvania; would become International Correspondence School (ICS) and offer training and education for railroad and iron workers. -
University of Chicago
The first formal program of university Distance Education is developed through the creation of Extension Department of the school. -
Cornell University
Martha Van Rensselaer develops instructional system to provide home economics training to women through rural areas of the state. -
Radio Broadcasts
The first radio licenses are issued to University of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Salt Lake City. -
National Home Study Council
The National Home Study Council is created to monitor practices of correspondence schools; would become Distance Education and Training Council. -
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa introduces distance learning courses through broadcast television. -
Instructional Television Fixed Service
he Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) is created to support the expansion of distance learning. -
Chalres Wedemeyer at University of Wisconsin
Charles Wedemeyer obtains a grant funded by Carnegie Corporation to study best use of technology to benefit independent learners at the University of Wisconsin. -
Nova University
Nova University of Advanced Technology established in state of Florida, offering degrees through distance education; in 2003 would become Nova Southeastern University. -
Public Broadcasting Act
The federal government acts to creat the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to promote non commercial use of television and radio. -
National Public Television
Through combined efforts of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and AT&T the first national public television system is created. -
British Open University
The British Open University established by Royal Charter in England; followed the design provided through the AIMS project of 1964 at Univesity of Wisconsin. -
Coastline Community College
Coastline Community College in California becomes the first fully televised program in distance education. -
Development of the Microprocessor
The development of the microprocessor led to creation of online learning communications systems which would provide immediacy in exchange of information between educational providers and students. -
DANTES
The armed forces creates DANTES program to outsource training and education through public universities and private schools. -
Satellite Television
The use of satellite television to broadcast educational programming becomes cost effective in the 1980's. -
Learn Alaska
Alaska becomes the first state to provide educational televison through satellite broadcast system. -
Universities for Profit
The University of Phoenix is established as the first for profit institution to offer distance education in degree and non degree studies. -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is created by Tim Berners-Lee which allows information to be transmitted to all computers throughout the world. -
Jones International University
The Jones International University in Colorado becomes the first online program accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. -
Webcam in Distance Education
A private company based in San Diego,CA jones with China to create system to utilize webcam in distance education. -
Podcasts in Distance Education
The use of podcasts in distance education is instituted in Dysart, AZ.
