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Correspondence Era
To begin, this video demonstrates a brief history of distance education which will be described at length in this timeline. It also promotes Drexel University Online which demonstrates how universities have adapted to distance education today.
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The Beginning of Distance Education
-Distance education was originally known as correspondence education in which education would occur through mail communication (Kentnor, 2015).
-Caleb Phillips was the first individual who offered lessons in this way (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Mikaela Wiedenhoff on Unsplash -
Isacc Pitman
-Isacc Pitman was the first to teach through correspondence (Kentnor, 2015).
-These sessions would involve mailing postcards to students and asking them to shorthand Bible verses (Kentnor, 2015).
-He eventually created the Isacc Pitman's Correspondence College (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Ireland Rose on Unsplash -
"Chautauqua" Movement
-This movement helped increase distance education for adults through correspondence (Kentnor, 2015).
-In New York, the movement began with Sunday school trainings (Kentnor, 2015).
-The link below provides more information about the history of Chautauqua University: https://www.chq.org/schedule/resident-programs/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra/history/ Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash -
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Radio Era
To learn a bit about how radio has advanced over the years, please see this YouTube video:
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National University Extension Association
-This university formed to help advance correspondence education through public awareness (Kentnor, 2015).
-Main goal was to expand knowledge for students and help fulfill the desire to continue a college degree regardless of obligations (Kentnor, 2015).
-The link below provides information about the National University Extension Association: https://library.syracuse.edu/digital/guides/n/nuea.htm Photo by Ken Theimer on Unsplash -
University of Wisconsin creation of WHA
-WHA was the first federally funded wireless station that provided educational broadcasting (Kentnor, 2015).
-This led to 176 similar programs from other educational institutions during 1920s (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Fringer Cat on Unsplash -
Radio Act of 1927
-This act was a regulation of broadcasting (Kentnor, 2015).
-With the act, the Federal Radio Commission now had the power to make decisions (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by neil godding on Unsplash -
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Television Era
To learn a bit about how television has advanced over the years, please see this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/TszSjE_kQwg -
First Live Video and Voice Transmission
-The first live video was held by Herbert Hoover (Kentnor, 2015).
-This changed how one understood and viewed educational mediums (Kentnor, 2015).
-Below is a video of the first television broadcast that was released publicly: https://youtu.be/6iWJ5LObN2o
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Great Depression
-The Great Depression affected educational broadcasting greatly (Kentnor, 2015). In fact, only 35 educational stations survived once the Great Depression began (Kentnor, 2015).
-Stations who did survive would commonly air science, literature, history, and music to stay funded (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash -
National Committee on Education by Radio (NCER)
-This committee was created to secure the use of radio for educational purposes (Kentnor, 2015).
-Research was encouraged by NCER as well as exchanging of information (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash -
First Use of Television Broadcasting for Education
-Educational television broadcasting occurred mid-1930s (Kentnor, 2015).
-The University of Iowa helped further educational television (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Bruna Araujo on Unsplash -
Sixth Report and Order
-The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) created the Sixth Report and Order to reserve certain channels for educational purposes (Kentnor, 2015).
-By 1966 there was 632 channels (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Dodi Achmad on Unsplash -
First Online Educational Program
-The first online educational program occurred at the University of Phoenix (Kentnor, 2015).
-They utilized CompuServe to provide information online (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Dan Dimmock on Unsplash -
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Online Era
To learn a bit about how the internet has evolved through history, please view this video: https://youtu.be/h8K49dD52WA -
World Wide Web
-The World Wide Web (Web) was launched in 1991, and this allowed the University of Phoenix to use the internet for their online educational programs (Kentnor, 2015).
-Below is a link to University of Phoenix's website today: https://www.phoenix.edu/ Photo by Carlos Muza on Unsplash -
Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN)
-The Asynchronous Learning Networks were developed in 1992 to give educational alternatives to those who could not participate in traditional educational environments (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Christopher Gower on Unsplash -
Academia Enters the Market
-The first for-profit online education created at an academic institution was NYU Online (Kentnor, 2015). Many other institutions followed in NYU's example, such as through creation of The California Virtual University (Kentnor, 2015).
-However, it was hard to compete with University of Phoenix and many closed its doors in 2001 (Kentnor, 2015). This was due to a lack of understanding of online pedagogy and online course design (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash -
Distance Education Today
-Online education is still growing today both in non-profit and for-profit environments (Kentnor, 2015).
-In fact, there is continued increase demand for online learning and blended learning from many students (Kentnor, 2015). Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash