Evolution of Online Learning

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    Evolution of Online Learning

    As the Postal Service developed, so did the creation of commercial correspondence colleges with nationwide reach.

  • 1858

    1858
    The University of London established its External Program, becoming the first university to offer distance learning degrees.

  • 1873

    1873
    The Society To Encourage Studies at home was founded in Boston.

  • 1892

    1892
    First university-level distance education program in the world is established at the University of Chicago through its Extension Department.

  • 1911

    1911
    The University of Queensland established the Department of Correspondence Studies.

  • 1921

    1921
    University of Salt Lake city, University of Minnesota, and University of Wisconsin, all offer educational programming through the radio.

  • 1946

    1946
    The University of South Africa became a pioneer institution when it began offering Correspondence Education Courses.

  • 1950

    1950
    Radio served as a primary source of entertainment for many people. So, educational institutions used the radio platform to enlighten people.

  • 1953

    1953
    The University of Houston offered the first televised college credit classes on the 1st public television in the United States, KUHT.

  • 1967

    1967
    The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is established, creating television and radio stations dedicated to non-commercial educational broadcasting.

  • 1969

    1969
    CPB in cooperation with AT&T establish the Public Broadcasting Service, interconnecting 140 stations accross the nation.

  • 1989

    1989
    The University of Phoenix became the first institution to fully launch an online college program to offer both Bachelor's and Mastr's degrees.

  • 1992

    1992
    Philips Interactive and Paramount Worldwide Video pioneered full motion video movies on CD.

  • 1995

    1995
    Arnold Pizer and Michael Gage developed WeBWorK, a Perl-Based system for delivering homework problems over the web.

  • 1996

    1996
    Glen Jones, Chairman, and Bernard Luskin, launch International University which becomes the first accredidated fully web based university.

  • 2000

    2000
    Virtual Universities arrive on the scene, including Virtual Temple, NYU Online, eCornell, Univeristy of Phoenix, Jones International University, Western Governor's University, Capella University. Many of these do not survive.

  • 2003

    2003
    WebCT anounced over 6 millon students and 40,000 instructors teaching 150,000 course per year at 1,350 institutions in 55 countries.

  • 2008

    2008
    A school in London was the first to use virtual scenarios in the immersive environment as training for its paramedic students.

  • 2009

    2009
    President Barak O'bama pledged 500 million in federal funds for the creation of new courses and materials.

  • 2009-2010

    2009-2010
    The swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/ influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August 2010,

  • 2013

    2013
    University of Florida becomes the first online-only public university.

  • 2020

    2020
    The Covid-19 pandemic forced institutions and schools worldwide to shift all classes and learning to online learning due to the lockdown.

  • 2021

    2021
    Univeritites and schools were slowly reopening to students and faculty wearing mandated masks to prevent speading

  • 2023

    2023
    Universities and schools are open and no restrictions such as mask wearing are no longer mandated.