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Isaac Pitman uses mail to send students assignments, and in turn students mail back completed work for assessment.
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Sidney Pressey builds a MCQ-solving device for students providing them four options. The student was required to make the correct selection in order to move forward (much like built in assessments in today's computer based modules). -
Throughout the 50's, another version of the teaching machine was created using reinforcement theory wherein students wrote down responses on paper and able move on if the answer was correct. Radio also became a method to teach, broadcasting educational programs in areas such as religion, politics, science and more.
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Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations (PLATO) is introduced by University of Illinois. -
First online courses introduced through CICERO by UK's The Open University. Coastline Community College founded as the world's 1st entirely remote community college. -
Apple launches the Macintosh 128K, the first iteration of a personal computer. -
Born into a new digital age, these new generations grow up with technology and strong intuition of use, making it an essential part of life.
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EKKO, developed by Norway's NKI Distance Education Network was released
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Elliot Masie coins the phrase elearning during a conference. -
MIT begins offering online course materials and lectures for free
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eLearning tools become the standard in the learning industry, enabling "anyone to build". This introduces a slew of new tools and concepts like podcasts, mobile apps/learning and internet, ebooks.
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Online course platform founded As of 2020, over 57,000 teachers, more than 50 million global students, in more than 65 languages -
Following Udemy, more online learning platforms such as Cousera and edX emerge.
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Businesses & universities use elearning via LMS as an efficient and cost effective way to train employees rather than pay for seminars and workshops.