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Anna Eliot Ticknor founded the society for women to obtain a liberal arts education while remaining in their homes. Instructors mailed the lessons to the student, who mailed their completed assignments back to the instructors. This was the first official correspondence school in the United States.
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John Heyl established the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle in Chautauqua, New York. The purpose of the society was to offer four-year programs for adults through correspondence courses; the students earned a Certificate of Study.
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William Harper Rainey, president of Chicago University, offered college-level correspondence courses to students.
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First televised broadcast use of audio-visual teachings for educational purposes, Educational Television (ETV)
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B.F Skinner, an American psychologist, psychologist, created the "Glider." It was a machine aimed to improve student's learning using a mechanical device.
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PLATO was created by Don Bitzer, a professor at the University of Illinois, to improve students' literacy. It was the first computer-based educational tool. The device quickly provided multiuser access and became the foundation for developing eLearning systems such as Blackboard. (Kentnor, 1019. p. -
Connecting four university computers created the technical foundation of the internet. original purpose was educational,sharing resources; it is now regarded as the originator of modern internet
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The first massively played Apple II computer game initiated a generation to learning with computers and learning in a virtual environment.
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An online educational network launched by fomer Atari predspdent Ron Gordonto assist universities and college offering online courses.
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Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, created the World Wide Web to share information around the world.
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The University of Phoenix was the first to use Compuserve, an online educational program, for students to take courses online through the use of the internet.
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The Alfred Sloan Foundation developed the Asynchronous Learning Networks to explore educational alternatives for those unable to traditional classes.
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Cal Campus offered the first online-only courses with real-time instruction and interaction over the internet.
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The first fully accredited online university is Jones International University. It offered online courses in business and education.
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MIT- Massachusetts Institute of Technology begins offering lectures and course materials online free of charge to anyone in the world.
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Massive Open Online Courses, free course resource that enables learners to take courses online asynchronously at their own pace;
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