Onlinelearning

Evolution of Distance and Online Learning

By melissacollins

  • Evolution of Distance Learning/Online Learning

    A historical timeline of the evolution of distance learning and online learning. Beginning in 1840 - 2011
  • Sir Issac Pitman correspondence course by mail 1840

    Sir Issac Pitman correspondence course by mail 1840

    Sir Issac Pitman was the first Professor to correspond with his students by mail
  • University of Chicago 1892

    University of Chicago 1892

    First college-level correspondence course in the United States
  • First Department of External Studies

    First Department of External Studies

    University of Queensland establishes first department of External Studies
  • Soviet Union Universities

    Soviet Union Universities

    61 Universities in the Soviet Union started offering distance learning courses
  • Media is utilized for Distance Learning

    Media is utilized for Distance Learning

    Live Radio and Television broadcasting was utilized for distance learning (1921 Radio broadcasting began for distance learning) (1963 Television broadcasting was being utilized for distance learning)
  • City College of Chicago

    City College of Chicago

    Fist college to give students credit for television courses in 1951
  • Open University

    Open University

    United Kingdom created Open University in 1969. First university dedicated to distance learning by mail. Constructed text videos material supplemented with broadcast radio and television for students. There were four in Europe and 20 other countries started Open Universities.

  • PEACENET

    PEACENET founded in 1971 made the first satellite in distance learning
  • 300,000 Students enrolled

    300,000 Students enrolled

    In the mid 1980's there were more than 300,000 students enrolled in university taught education courses
  • Open University

    Open University

    In 1993 Open universities were teaching over 200,000 students in distance learning courses. Jones University was the first fully online university accredited by Higher Education Commission
  • MIT

    MIT

    MIT opens it's first Opens Course Ware course in 2002
  • Online Learning constantly growing

    Online Learning constantly growing

    2010 65% of higher education institutions have online courses
    2011 Introductions of massive Open Online courses with online technology constantly improving for the future and beyond

  • References

    Craig, R., (2015), A Brief History (And Future) of Online Degrees
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2015/06/23/a-brief-history-and-future-of-online-degrees/#2c56b35248d9
    Crotty, J. M., (2012). Distance Learning Has Been Around Since 1982 You Big MOOC
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2012/11/14/distance-learning-has-been-around-since-1892-you-big-mooc/#550eb6bb2318