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Phillips Ad for Correspondence Education
Caleb Phillips advertises correspondence education in shorthand in the Boston Gazette -
Pittman Teaches Shorthand by Correspondence
Isaac Pitman (the "pioneer of distance education") starts teaching shorthand by correspondence in Bath, England. -
The Chautauqua Movement
Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent begin summer correspondence training program for Sunday school teachers -
WHA Radio Station Begins
University of Wisconsin professors begin WHA, the first federally licensed educational radio station -
The Ohio School of the Air Founded
The Ohio School for the Air begins at the Ohio State Department of Education, the first of such programs in the nation. -
NCER Formed
The National Committee on Education by Radio (NCER) formed in Washington, D.C. to regulate and support education delivered by radio. -
The First Educational TV Broadcast
The University of Iowa pioneers the use of television broadcasting for education with its weekly lecture series. -
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Established
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 establishes the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which helps to promote the use of television for educational purposes. -
Corporate Computer-Based Training
The use of computer-based training for new employees gains popularity in U.S. companies. -
University of Phoenix Begins
The University of Phoenix begins by using CompuServe (a precursor to the World Wild Web). -
The California Virtual University Opens
The California Virtual University, comprising nearly 100 universities and colleges in California, opens, offering nearly 1,600 online courses. -
Online Courses in the Mainstream
By 2006, 89% of U.S. Public Universities Offer Online Courses. Source:
Gensler, Lauren. “From Correspondence Courses To MOOCs: The Highlights Of Distance Learning Over The Ages.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 12 Feb. 2014. Web -
Elite U.S. Universities Open MOOCs
Elite universities (e.g., Standford, MIT, and Harvard) compete for students in massive open online courses (MOOCs), free non-credit courses. Source:
Gensler, Lauren. “From Correspondence Courses To MOOCs: The Highlights Of Distance Learning Over The Ages.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 12 Feb. 2014. Web -
Covid-19 Pandemic
As universities, businesses, and schools are forced to work online during the Covid-19 pandemic, rapid investment in infrastructure and distance collaboration platforms take online learning ahead by strides.