Timeline: Evolution of On Line Learning By zarifa123 1840 1840 - Sir Isaac Pitman's Correspondence College http://mysite.du.edu/~kkeairns/de/Text/Lessons/Lesson1.pdf 1873 1873 - Society to Encourage Home Study https://archive.org/details/societytoencoura00soci1873 1900 1900's - Development of the Postal System http://www.postalhistory.com/ 1911 1911 - Department of Correspondence Studies Queensland Australia http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/directory/history-of-Australian-universities/ 1946 1946 University of South Africa https://www.careersportal.co.za/universities/universities/1316-is-unisa-the-only-distance-learning-option-in-south-africa.html 1953 1953 Houston PBS televised courses http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/production/kuht.htm 1989 1989 - University of Phoenix http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/tomorrows-college/phoenix/story-of-university-of-phoenix.html 1996 1996 Jones International University http://www.jiu.edu/ 2009 2009 Proliferation of On Line Master's Degree Programs http://www.chronicle.com/article/Number-of-Degrees-Conferred/133633/
