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The beginnings of distance education in America is started by the Lyceum Movement, which birthed the circuit or "tent" Chautaqua Movement.
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This start a trend of education through the airwaves.
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In 1934, one of the pioneering institutions, the State University of Iowa, became the first university to broadcast educational television programs.
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In 1964, Charles Wedemeyer obtained a grant from the Carnegie Foundation to fund his Articulated Instructional Media (AIM) Project at the University of Wisconsin.
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U.S. Department of Defense develops the Internet (Arapanet) that will revolutionize distance education.
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The Open University offers flexible part-time study, supported distance and open learning for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and qualifications.
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Coastline Community College createsd, implemented and licened the first fully televised college courses.
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In the United States, by the mid-1980s, more than 300,000 students were enrolled in university-taught distance education courses
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Yup, I'm one of those.....
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She goes on to earn a BSN at Marian University.
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I finish my undergrad degree online through Franklin University, which would not have been possible without distance education.
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I learn how to begin weaving and crocheting by watching a DIY video online. My granddaughter practices her math facts with an online program connected to her third grade class. Lifelong learning happens everyday in my house, mostly through distance education!
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