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Online Learning: Year 1728
The first example of distance learning was recorded in the Boston North American Colonies (Oxford, Nd). -
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The Creation of Online Learning 1840's
When the Postal services were developed, so did the creation of commercial correspondence colleges that
reached nationwide (Online Schools, Nd). -
Gloucestershire, IK - 1840's
Fast forward 100 years, Sir Isaac Pitman offered correspondence courses in shorthand. He gave students feedback and sent it back by mail service. This shorthand is still used today (Oxford, Nd) -
The University of London, 1858
In 1958, London's University established the External Programme, and it became the first to offer distance learning degrees (Online Schools, Nd). This allowed for outside students to earn a degree. Long-distance learning grew in popularity and students received and sent work back through the postal service (Oxford, Nd). -
Societies Encouragement 1873
In 1873, the Society To Encourage Studies at Home was founded in Boston (Online Schooling, Nd). -
Strayer University, 1892
This university was founded in Maryland in 1892 and included mail-ordered courses, used to serve business employers, mostly to train women in secretarial duties. The correspondence courses emphasized instruction in spelling, grammar, business letter composition, and bookkeeping (Britannica Academic, 2023). -
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The Tools Used for Online Learning 1900;s
Thanks to Thomas Edison, tinfoil phonograph in 1877, it made it possible for 200 radio stations to broadcast recorded educational programs by 1936 (Britannica Academic, 2023).
In 1953, the University of Houston offered the first televised credited college classes on the first public TV station in the US, KUHT (Britannica, Academic, 2023). -
Tools for Online Learning 1950
Television courses were developed, at the University of Iowa. By the 1970s, the United States, Community Colleges began broadcasting courses on local television stations (Britannica Academic, 2023).
Experiences in computer-based education began in the 1950s, such as programmed or computer-assisted instruction, where computers send materials by text, audio, and video.(Britannica Academic, 2023). -
Canada 1968 & UK 1969
University of Alberta, Canada's first online courses, recruited over twenty thousand students and taught seventeen classes using IBM 1500 Network.
In 1969, Harold Wilson launched the Open University. It was the first organization to set up and provide distance learning. and created for those in higher education people who were unable to attend a university for a degree (Oxford, Nd). -
Canada 1984 & Phoenix, USA 1986
In 1984, the University of Toronto, Canada, was the first to have a complete course online. In 1986, the Electronic University Network was launched for the Commodore 64 and DOS computers (Oxford, Nd).
The University of Phoenix, USA was the first educational institution in the world to establish an all-course online programme.. -
The years are 1995 & 1996
Pizer & Gage developed WeBWorK, a Pearl-based system for delivering homework problems over the web (Oxford, Nd).
Jones, Chairman, and Luskin launched the first accredited fully web-based university called The Jones International University (Oxford, Nd). -
Summary of 2000s to Present Day
Since the H!N1 virus and COVID-19 the world of education has changed dramatically. Colleges are online giving students globally a chance for a degree. This created flexibility and convenience for those who work and have families. Self-paced, self-directed learning, self-motivated, teaches time management. Technical skills, cost-friendly, and gives students a balance between life and education. -
References:
Oxford Learning College. (Nd). The History of Distance Learning. https://www.oxfordcollege.ac/news/history-of-distance-learning/ -
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References Used.
Britannica Academic. (2024). Britannica Academic, Encyclopedia Britannica. https://academic-eb-com.postu.idm.oclc.org/levels/collegiate/article/distance-learning/443644
Online School. (Nd). Visual Academy the History of Online Schooling. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling