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The University of Wisconsin first used the term ‘distance education’ in 1892. The first distance learning degree course was run by the University of London in 1858 through their External Programme. In 1965, the University of Alberta offered some of the first online courses using IBM 1500 computers.
Though the groundwork of the internet was already established in 1969, it wasn’t until the 1980s that the technology began to revolutionize distance education. In 1981 the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute’s School of Management and Strategic Studies started an online program.
17 paź 2023 · A Brief Timeline of Online Education. — 1982. The Western Behavioral Sciences Institute uses computer conferencing to provide a distance education program for business executives. — 1983. Ron Gordon, Atari’s former president, launches the Electronic University Network to make online courses available for people with access to personal computers.
Did you know that the history of distance education and learning dates back to the 19th century when correspondence courses were offered through the mail? Since then, institutions have made industry-changing strides in the world of distance education.
13 kwi 2020 · Sleator begins the history of distance learning in 1728. That’s when shorthand teacher Caleb Phillips bought an ad in the Boston Gazette promising that students “may by having the several lessons sent weekly to them, be as perfectly instructed as those that live in Boston.”
In 1953 the University of House made distance learning history when it began offering the first televised college classes on KUHT (today called HoustonPBS), which was the first public television station in the United States.
The University of London (UoL), has been associated with, and a pioneer of, every stage of the development of distance education, from the correspondence schools of the 19th century to the online learning practices of today - always in the service of widening access to the University’s programmes.
