History of Distance Learning
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Updated: 27 Oct 2018
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Created byAndrew Harned
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First Mention of Correspondence LearningIssac Pitman begins his first correspondence coursePhonographic Correspondence Society foundedFounding of Society to Encourage Studies at HomeFirst "official" distance learning degreeMiller and Vincent open a "chautauqua" in New YorkUniversity of Chicago begins offering correspondence coursesNew standards for distance learningSpark transmitter inventedUniversity of Wisconsin - Extension foundedFirst federally licensed radio stationRadio Act of 1912Radio Act of 1927Ohio develops "School of the Air"NACRE organized by the Rockefeller FoundationFirst long-distance live video and audio transmissionKentucky Education Television launchedFCC issues licenses for educationUniversity of Phoenix begins using CompuServeUSENET establishedWorld Wide Web establishedNYU Online establishedPeriods
Chautauqua MovementChautauqua University is openWorld War 1World War 2Great Depression
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