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The long way to learn shorthand
Caleb Phillips offered distance learning by advertising his expertise in the Boston Gazette. -
Correspondence Programs
Ana Elinor Ticknor started a correspondence program knows as the “Society to Encourage Home Studies” in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Distance learning via snail mail
Farmers used the postal service to participate in a class at the University of Wisconsin. (Silverman, 2001) -
Jack Tramiel
Birth of Idek Trzmiel, Polish man and Auschwitz survivor, founded Commodore International. -
The birth of a great one
David Farber, the grandfather of the Internet was born. -
“The Channel That Changes You”
The University of Houston creates the first televised distance learning program. Courses mainly ran in the evenings so the working class could be home to watch. -
Commodore International
The company that created the first personal computer was founded -
CSNET
David Farber helps establish the Computer Science Network (CSNET) to raise awareness for computer networking technology. -
The first PC
Commodore International created the first personal computer for public use -
Rising from the ashes
The University of Phoenix launches, becoming the first college of higher education to promote online only education. -
The Gore Bill
Al Gore, claiming he invented the internet, allocates $600 million towards the advancement of the internet. -
www.DidAlGoreReallyInventMe?.com
Internet is open to the public for use with the World Wide Web. -
Blackboard
Blackboard Course Management software launches making it easier to navigate for students and instructors alike. -
Learning Management Software
Interactive learning is created, being used as an early LMS. -
Asynchronous Learning
The Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks is established, promoting academic research of online education. -
Online enrollment
More than a third of college and university students are taking some if not all of their classes online. -
Hindsight is 20/20
The Corona virus has pushed instruction to the computer at home.