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1728- The first record of a systematic distance learning program by mail was when Caleb Phillips advertised a correspondence course for shorthand in the Boston Gazette. http://www.godistancelearning.com/history-of-distance-learning.html
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1837-Sir Isaac Pitman was an English teacher and taught shorthand, he proposed it on stenographic shorthand, which later became known as Pitman shorthand. https://www.britannica.com/topic/language
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1873- Anna Eliot Ticknor established the first official correspondence education program, called the “Society to Encourage Home Studies” in Boston, Massachusetts https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1874- Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly in western New York state began a program for training Sunday school teachers and church workers. From its religious origins, the program gradually expanded to include a nondenominational course of directed home reading and correspondence study. https://www.britannica.com/topic/distance-learning/Academic-issues-and-future-directions
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1892- The University of Chicago becomes the first school to offer "correspondence" courses. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1911-The University of Queensland in Australia founded its Department of Correspondence Studies, which also relied on Australia's postal system. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1922- Pennsylvania State College became one of the first college to provide broadcasts of some of its courses over radio. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1946-University of South Africa, became the first public university in world to teach exclusively by distance learning, the university became a champion and innovator of distance learning when it reshaped its mission and focus. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1953- The University of Houston offers the first televised college courses. Many of the courses aired in the evening so that learners who worked during the day had time to view the material. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1989- University of Phoenix became the first institution to launch a fully online collegiate institution that offered both bachelors and masters degrees. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1992- Philips Interactive and Paramount Video pioneer full motion video movies of CD. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1996- entrepreneurs Glen Jones and Bernand Luskin launched Jones International University, which claims to be the first accredited and fully web-based university. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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1997- The state of Florida approved the creation of Florida Virtual School, the nation's first online public school.
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2003-the Blackboard Learning System staff announced that 40,000 instructors were teaching 150,000 online courses to more than 6 million students, across 55 countries. https://www.onlineschools.org/visual-academy/the-history-of-online-schooling/
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2008-2010- High Fuel Cost contribute to students choosing to take online courses rather then commuting to campuses.
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2011- The first MOOC course "Artificial Intelligence" was established by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig from Stanford University. http://desarrolloweb.dlsi.ua.es/moocs/brief-history-moocs
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2019- A recent poll found that 46% of recent graduates took an online credit as part of their degree, while more people than ever are turning to hybrid courses that combine distance learning with traditional classroom methods. Many students are attracted to the flexibility of online learning and combine their studies with work or personal commitments. https://www.onlinestudies.com/article/the-future-of-online-learning/
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2020- E-learning solutions have come a long way since the ’80s. This technology has fueled a global industry expected to reach $325 billion by 2025. Going forward, expect mobile learning to thrive, gamification to grow and social media to replace conventional communication methods. https://www.focuseduvation.com/evolution-online-learning-whats-next/
