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Composition Through Post
A Swedish newspaper advertised the opportunity to study composition through the post -
Phonographic Correspondence Society
The Phonographic Correspondence Society was founded, which formalized instruction -
Correspondence Instruction
In Germany, Charles Toussaint and Gustav Langensheidt started foreign language correspondence instruction; H.S. Hermod started a successful early correspondence school; Anna Eliot Ticknor founded a society that encouraged studying at home -
Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan developed a notable early correspondence-based distance education program -
Skerry's College
Skerry’s College in Edinburgh, a correspondence institution, was founded -
William Rainey Harper
William Rainey Harper developed the University of Chicago’s University extension Center, which offered various correspondence courses and programs -
The University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin developed a notable early correspondence-based distance education program -
H.S. Hermod: English by Correspondence
H.S. Hermod of Sweden started to teach English by correspondence -
University Correspondence College
University Correspondence College was founded in London -
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago was founded, and it created a university extension division. This was the first of such divisions at an American university -
Thomas J. Foster; Wisconsin
Thomas J. Foster started offering a correspondence course that covered the topics of mining and preventing mining accidents; The University of Wisconsin announced a correspondence study program, which historian Frederick Jackson Turner led -
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University developed a notable early correspondence-based distance education program -
Hermod's
H.S. Hermod founded Hermod’s, one of the largest and most influential distance teaching organizations in this world -
Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute formed their own correspondence department, which still exists today -
The Calvert School
A correspondence-based primary school, known as The Calvert School, started enrolling students -
The 1920s
Multiple correspondence schools used radio transmission to convert or supplement their academic programs -
International Correspondence Schools
Thomas J Foster’s business grew, with more than 2 million enrolled in the International Correspondence Schools -
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor students were offered vocational courses -
The University of Nebraska; High Schools
University of Nebraska experimented implementing correspondence courses into high schools -
Television Teaching Programs
University of Iowa, Purdue University, and Kansas State College created some experimental television teaching programs -
Western Reserve University
Western Reserve University was the first university that offered a continuous series of college courses via broadcast television -
Sunrise Semester Begins
New York University started offering Sunrise Semester, a well-known series of college courses televised on CBS -
PLATO
Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations was conceived -
PLATO: Working Model
A working model of Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations was running -
University of South Africa
University of South Africa became a distance teaching university, resulting in fundamental changes to the ways in which much of the world practiced distance education -
IBM
IBM created the IBM instructional system -
Blitzer
The National Science Foundation provided funding that helped Donald L. Blitzer set up the Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory. This laboratory helped develop and enhance the Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations system -
The Open University of the United Kingdom
The Open University of the United Kingdom, one of the world’s most successful distance education providers, established -
PBS
Public Broadcasting (PBS) became a significant part of national education television and involved itself in multiple distance education projects -
Plasma Display
Donald L. Blitzer developed the plasma display, and he received multiple awards because of his invention -
Educational Satellite System
First state educational satellite system created -
Sunrise Semester Program Ends
Sunrise Semester program ends -
TI-IN Network
TI-IN network delivered numerous courses, via satellite, to high schools in various parts of the United States -
Iowa Communications Network
Iowa Communications Network established -
The First Wave
Internet-based online education begins (First Wave) -
Computer Curriculum Corporation
Simon & Schuster Publishing bought the CAI company known as Computer Curriculum Corporation, and then Pearson bought the company -
Learning Outside the Classroom
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded Learning Outside the Classroom Program -
Computer-Based Education Research Lab Closes
The Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory closed -
The Second Wave
Second Wave of Internet-based online education begins in the early 2000s -
Pearson and National Computer Systems
Pearson bought National Computer Systems -
The Third Wave; MOOC
Third Wave of Internet-based learning development begins; Dave Cormier and Bryan Alexander coined the term MOOC, which stands for Massive Open Online Course -
Arizona State University
A new adaptive, computerized-learning program debuted at Arizona State University. The program adapted to students’ learning curves and provided students with immediate feedback -
The New York Times and MOOCs
The New York Times labeled the year 2012 as “The Year of the MOOC” -
Iowa Communications Network; Udacity
The Iowa Communications Network upgraded their infrastructure; A well-publicized experiment occurred, in which Udacity developed several basic mathematics and statistics courses, and offered these courses in spring 2013. Regarding their grades and rates of completion, students who took the Massive Open Online Courses did not perform as well as previous students who took courses in-person; In December 2013, Udacity’s founder described his product as “lousy” -
The Fourth (Current) Wave
The fourth (current) wave, of online education begins