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Chautauqua Correspondence College
Chautauqua Correspondence College was authorized by the State of New York to offer collegiate instruction by correspondence and to award degrees and diplomas-just 2 years after being founded. -
Cornell + Women
Cornell's hoem extension program targeting rural women in New York had more than 20,000 women enrolled. WOWZA! -
Correspondence Teaching
Correspondence teaching was offered by 39 American Universities. -
State University of Iowa
State University of Iowa became the first university to broadcast educational television programs. -
Articulated Instructional Media (AIM)
Charles Wedemeyer obtained a grant from the Carnegie Foundation to fund AIM at the University of Wisconsin. Wedemeyer applied the principles on which modern manufacturing industry was founded to the teaching of adult learners at a distance which made it possible to deliver courses of higher quality and lower cost at a distance. -
First "OU" in the US
In the late 60's and 70's institutions were set up in the United States, with similar characteristis as the OU in Britain. Nova University of Advanced Technology was among the First. -
The Open University
The British government set up an independent, large-scale system dedicated entirely to distance education-The Open University. The OU demonstrated that distance was no barrier to the delivery of education this is of very high quality, with an annual enrollment of 100,000 adult students and 20,000 baccalaureate graduates each year. -
Empire State College
Empire State College was created within the State University of New York to deliver programs at a distance. -
National University Teleconference Network
The National University Teleconference Network was an important vehicle for collaboration in videoconferencing. The network grew to 250 organizations and provided programs to as many as 6,000 people at a time, at 200 receiving sites. -
Mosaic
The Mosaic, the first web browser, freed educators from a purely textual medium of communication via the World Wide Web. -
IU Adult Education Program
Established in 1946, it is one of the nation's oldest adult education programs. It was converted to an online format in 1998 and offers the flexibility needed by working professionals. -
Web-based courses
By the end of the 90's 84.1% of public universities and 83.3% of 4-year public colleges offered web-based courses. -
Emergence of new companies
By the end of the 1990's, new companies were established for selling online training services (think pre-Oncourse, Blackboard etc). New companies began specializing in testing as well. -
Commencement Ceremony
Rose will participate in the May 2015 Commencement Ceremony, receiving an MS in Adult Education!
