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  • Sir Isaac Pittman founded a college in England

    Sir Isaac Pittman founded a college in England
    Sir Isaac Pittman found the correspondence colleges in England in wthe 1840's. These courses took advantage of the new rural free delivery of mail to deliver course material from students ("History of distance 2", 2013).

  • Phonographic Correspondence Society

    Phonographic Correspondence Society
    (Freeman)

  • Recognition of correspondence education.

    Recognition of correspondence education.
    In 1883 the first official recognition of correspondence education took place. Chatauqua college of New York granted degrees to students ("History of distance", 2013).
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    Instructional Radio

    Instructional radio was introduced ("History of Distance Education", 2013).
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    Cable and Satellite Television

    In the late 1970's to early 1980's , cable and satellite television came into use ("History of Distance", 2013).

  • First "www"

    First "www"
    The first "www" resulted in the first online campuses, such as University of Phoenix (Freeman).
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    Internet

    The internet became popular in the 1990's ("History of Distance" 2013).

  • Youtube

    Youtube