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Jan 1, 600
Quill from birdfeather introduced
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Jan 1, 1436
Printing Press invented by Johannes Gutenberg
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Jan 1, 1564
First pencils made near Keswick, England
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First pencil eraser created by Edward Naime
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Nonelectric telegraph invented by C. Chappe
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Carbon paper invented by P. Tarri
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First ink pen patented in America
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First telegraph in USA created by H. Dyar
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Composition through post began in Sweeden
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Penny Post available in England
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Phonographic Correspondence Society Post in England
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Language first taught by correspondence in Europe by C. Toussaint
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External Programme established at University of London
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Pony Express first founded by William H. Russell, William B. Waddell, and Alexander Majors
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First practical modern typewriter invented by C. Sholes
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Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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Society to Encourage Studies at Home founded by A. E. Ticknor in Boston, MA
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University of the Cape of Good Hope established
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First telephone line constructed from Boston to Somervill, MA
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Skerry's College founded in Edinburgh, Brittian
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Chautauqua ollege of Liberal Arts founded in New York
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First practical fountain pen patented by Lewis Waterman
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University of Wisconsin introduces "Short Courses"
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University of Correspondence College founded n London
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Colliery Engineer School of Mines in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania becomes ICS in 1899
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International Correspondence Schools founded in Pennsylvania
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University Extension Department at the University of Chicago was first to utilize mail in U.S.
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Agricultural studies correspondence available at Pennsylvania State College
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Moody Bible Institute founded
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Calvert School of Baltimore becomes first primary school in U.S. to offer correspondence courses
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Extension courses in engineering offerd at University of Wisconsin
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National University Continuing Education Association is formed
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University of Cape of Good Hope changes name to University of South Africa
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Penn State College broadcasts courses over radio
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Vocationa courses offered at Benton Harbor, MI
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State of Iowa offers five radio courses for credit
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National Home Study Council formed
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Correspondence with high schools at University of Nebraska
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Experimental television teaching program developed at University of Iowa
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Experimental television teaching program developed at the Purdue University
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Experimental television teaching program developed at Kansas State College
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State University of Iowa broadcasts television courses in oral hygiene and astronomy
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First freely programmable computer invented by K. Zuse
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First ballpoint pen invented
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University of South Africa begins nationwide distance education program
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Ford Foundation begins offering grants to develop television educational programs
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Series of television teaching programs develped by Western Reserve University
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Sunrise Semester program devleoped at CBS for New York University
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First integrated computer chip
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Instruction delivered via satellite technology
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First computer game invented
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Computer mouse invented
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Nova University established
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Carnegie Cooproration funds Articulated Instruction Media project
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Union For Research and Experimentation in Higher Education established
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University of Wisconsin begins statewide telephone-based distance education program
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting created non-comercial television
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Stanford University creates Stanford Instructional Television Network
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University of Nebraska develops Lincoln's Independent Study High School correspondence school that is university based
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ARPANet created- original internet
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First computerized telephone exchange patented by E. Schneider
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First microprocessor introduced by Intel
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Ethernet computer networking established
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First consumer computer available from IBM
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Appalachian Education Satellite Project
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University of Mid-America formed to produce and deliver courses via video
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University of Phoenix, a for-profit insitiution opens
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First wordprocessing software introduced- WordStar
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California College for Health Sciences offers courses for health care professionals
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Learn Alaska educational satellite project created
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First fiber optic communication system developed
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First home computer introduced by IBM
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National University Teleconference Network was established
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MIDI (an acronym for "musical instrument digital interface) first available to the public
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First home ocmputer with a graphical user interface available
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Control Data opens Plato Homelink
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IBM creates Interactive Satellite Education Network
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National Tech University opens
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Microsoft Windows operating system introduced
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TI-IN Network created in San Antonio, TX for satellite high school course instruction delivery
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First Internet delivered courses
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University of Phoenix begins its online program
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Regent University offers first online Ph.D. in communication
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Webquest model was developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University
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JSTOR created by teh Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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HorizonLive collaboration technology company is formed
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U.S. Department of Education establishes Distance Learning Educationa Demonstration program
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Backboard and other learning protals emerge onto market
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eInstruction released its first fully mobile interactive whiteboard known as the SchoolPad
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Moodle was released by Martin Dougiamas
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First podcast created by Christopher Lydon
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HorizonWimba was developed by HorizonLive allowing for voice authoring technology
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HorizonWimba Acquired Connected Learning and its Word to Web capabilities, known as Wimba Create.
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Youtube.com created to for sharing original videos which can be used for distance education purposes
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Horizon Wimba acquired Brownstone and its question authoring and management tools, Diploma, used by all major text-book publishers
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Apple releases first generation iPad with available education apps
