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First Known Example
Sir Isaac Pitman taught shorthand via mail -
First Women's Study
Anna Ticknow created society for women to study at home. -
Another Correspondence University
Chautauqua Correspondence College in New York -
First University Attempt
Cornell University attempts Correspondence U. -
First Program of Distance Education
U of Chicago establishes first formal program of distance Education -
Technology Change
Lantern Slides and Motion Picture is beginning to emerge. -
NUEA
NUEA is formed to study the effectiveness of Correspondence Education vs. Traditional Education. -
NUEA study
Correspondence Ed vs Traditional Ed -
SECOND GENERATION
With instructional Radio and motion picture, we have recorded courses. -
NHSC
Established to monitor sales practices and maitain quality. -
Popularity Grows
= 39 Universities offer corr. courses.
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FIrst TV Course
Offered by U of Iowa -
Rise of TV, Fall of Radio
Only one course remains for credit, yet it spurs the advent of Television! -
THIRD GENERATION
US Armed Forces Institute establishes one of first "system" of correspondence education. -
Correspondence Flourishes
UW Correspondence Study Unit states 450 courses, 12,000 students and works with Immigration and US Armed Forces (to name a few). -
"Open University"
First Successful and sustainable model formed by the UK. -
"AIM"
Charles Wedemeyer creates Articulated Instructional Media by combining a manufacturing model with education. He deconstructed teaching process and rearticulated them. Invented Instructional Design Designers and Course Design Teams. -
Public Broadcasting Act
Established non-profits aimed an maintaining access to general public. -
UK launches OU
UK "OU" grows in popularity and success, becomes largest and most successful model, adopted by other countries. -
FOURTH GENERATION
Cable and Sattelite TV pave the way for two-way course delivery and the advent of TELECONFERENCING! -
FIFTH GENERATION
Internet Delivery increases the expansion of DL courses.