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Pitman Shorthand training program used the United States Postal Service as the instructional delivery system
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Authorized by the State of New York to offer degrees through correspondence instruction.
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The FCC granted the first radio licenses to the University of Salt Lake City, University of Wisconsin, and University of Minnesota, reducing instructional delivery time.
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Instruction using television as a delivery method began through the University of Iowa.
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The United States Armed Forces Institute provided correspondence courses to military personnel world wide at a variety of levels from elementary to college. USFI also provided multiple other support systems including 24 hours counseling.
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The first bulletin board system was established through email messages sent through Intel Inter Office System.
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The first satellite system was created for villagers in Alaska to provide 6 hours of daily instruction.
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Penn State University began to offer distance education programs to
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Tim Berners-Lee develops the World Wide Web providing more opportunities for computers to be connected "world wide."
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The Distance learning Education Demonstration project was an experiment by the US Department of Education to monitor effective delivery of education, guard against fraud, and provide access to through financial aid for distance education.
