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2007

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Sep

24

15

1899 Valdemar Poulsen

15

1883-1891 The Chautauqua School of Liberal Arts

15

Testing Additions

15

1897- Jewish Chautauqua Society

15

1891 Colliery Engineer School of Mines

15

1893 – Jewish Chautauqua Society

15

1892 – University of Chicago

15

1894 Wireless Telegraphy

Jun

10

Distance Education from 1965-1970

Apr

3

2007—USF goes Pod wild

Feb

13

Was DE timeline experiment a success or not

Jan

17

Building the Distance Education Timeline

2006

(timeline)

Jul

19

2006—Boston area universities use video podcasts

2005

(timeline)

Jun

5

The Story of Distance Education

3

2005 -- Podcasting goes to college

2004

(timeline)

Oct

1

FCC expands broadband

Feb

1

The Sakai Project started

Jan

1

2004—Howard Dean launches Presidential campaign using the internet

1

2004—Webinars interacting with VOIP

2003

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Mar

1

Growth in access to the internet for children

Jan

3

2003—Myspace revolution

2002

(timeline)

Mar

1

The growth of blended learning

Jan

1

2002—Sarbanes-Oxley Act

1

2002—Blogger.com

2001

(timeline)

Dec

1

NYUonline closes

Nov

1

E-learning the "next killer app"

Apr

1

M.I.T. announces OpenCourseWare

Jan

1

Wikipedia launched

2000

(timeline)

Mar

1

Billionaire pledges $100M for free, online university

Jan

1

Development of Distance Education & Expansion of Internet Communication

1

Learning Portals Arrive

1999

(timeline)

Jan

1

1999 - WebCT Conference Becomes VLE Milestone

1998

(timeline)

Jun

25

Windows 98 is officially released

Jan

1

1998 - WebCT is Most Popular System

1997

(timeline)

Feb

1

Epals.com arrives

Jan

1

1997 - Cisco Networking Academy Program

1996

(timeline)

Sep

19

1996-2000 - The Internet: A Turning Poing

Jan

23

Online University ERA

1

Google Theory Created

1

1996 - Virtual Learning Environments

1995

(timeline)

Aug

24

Microsoft Windows 95 Available

Jan

1

The evolution of e-learning from 95-99

1

distance timeline 1996-2000 online university

1

1995 - Web Course in a Box

1

1995-1999 Era of Virtual Learning

1994

(timeline)

Jan

1

Distance Learning progress 1994- C. Littlewood

1

Lotus LMS and Lotus Virtual Classroom evolve

1993

(timeline)

Jan

1

Convene International contracted to work with University of Phoenix to develop the first large sc...

1

Distance Learning Progress 1993- C. Littlewood

1

Convene International contracted to work with University of Phoenix to develop the first large sc...

1

Mosaic is released

1992

(timeline)

Jan

1

1992 Distance Learning Progress-C. Littlewood

1

Macromedia is created

1991

(timeline)

Jan

1

The number of Internet hosts from 1991 to 1995!!

1

The number of Internet hosts

1

World Wide Web released

1

1991 Distance Learning Progress- C. Littlewood

1990

(timeline)

Jun

1

1990-1995 Distance Education progress: C. Littlewood

Jan

1

National Distance Education Survey

1

HyperCourseware created

1

1

Distance Learning 1990 to 1995 - By Kimberly Sieg

1988

(timeline)

Jan

1

Internet Worm Attacks

1987

(timeline)

Sep

20

Connected Education

Jun

1

Authorware, Inc. is formed in Minneapolis / St. Paul

Jan

1

1987- Hypercard opens up a new level of learning techniques on the Macintosh.

1

The International School of Information Management

1

Mind Extension University

1986

(timeline)

Jun

1

First version of LISTSERV is written by Eric Thomas

Jan

1

In 1986, Apple Computer, Inc

1

I Created the Internet! (The Supercomputer Network Study Act) - 1986

1985

(timeline)

Nov

20

Microsoft finally shipped Windows 1.0

20

Microsoft finally shipped Windows 1.0

Oct

1

Paul Levinson and Tina Vozick create Connected Education

Sep

20

Distance Degree

May

Quantum Computer Services

Mar

1

First Registered Domain Name

Jan

18

Windows Gets Life

1

National Technological University (NTU) Opens

1

Microsoft had sales of $140 million.

1984

(timeline)

Jun

1

Domain Name System Introduced and top level domains established

Jan

22

1984 – Apple Macintosh computer launched.

18

First online classes

1

Electronic University Network founded

1983

(timeline)

Nov

10

Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows

Feb

3

Interactive Satellite Education Network

Jan

18

Computer is "Man of the Year"

1

PC is Time's Man of the Year

1

Microsoft introduces the mouse, which allows the user to navigate the screen without using the ke...

1982

(timeline)

Jan

18

TCP/IP & Andrew Project

1

The National University Teleconference Network Established

1981

(timeline)

Aug

12

IBM released the first PC, which was running the operating system MS DOS 1.0 from Microsoft.

3

IBM PC for Sale!

Jan

18

1

Adult Learning Service (ALS)

1980

(timeline)

Sep

18

Educational Television

Jan

1

Althea Cameron-Mason's History of Education-1980-1989

1979

(timeline)

Jun

6

Online Services Grow

1978

(timeline)

Jun

6

BBS, Printers & Sattellite TV

1977

(timeline)

Jun

6

Jan

1

Personal Computers grow in popularity

1976

(timeline)

Jun

6

The University of Phoenix opens

Apr

1

Apple Computer Company founded

1

Apple Computer Company founded

Jan

1

1st Virtual College in the U.S.

1975

(timeline)

Jun

6

Telecourses, Telnet & Apple

Jan

1

1972

(timeline)

Jan

1

“The Learning Channel” was founded in 1972.

1971

(timeline)

Jan

1

Data Storage and Email 1971-1976

1

1970

(timeline)

Jan

1

1970-1975 The Story of Distance Education

1

The Creation of the Telecourse: 1970-1972

1968

(timeline)

May

1

TV in Dist Ed: Sesame Street

1967

(timeline)

Jan

1

Public Broadcasting Act-1967

1

Educational Media Courses for Teachers-1967

1966

(timeline)

Jan

1

New Standards for Audio-Visual Materials-1966

1965

(timeline)

Sep

1

May

1

Flying Classroom

1963

(timeline)

Jan

1

TV for education 1963

1961

(timeline)

Jan

1

1961-1971 I Can SEE and HEAR YOU!

1960

(timeline)

Jan

1

Industrial Revolotion 1960-1970

1959

(timeline)

Feb

Jan

Continental Classrooms

1958

(timeline)

Jan

National Defense Education Act

1957

(timeline)

Oct

Sputnik launched

Jan

Sunrise Semester

1956

(timeline)

Oct

29

First hard drive disk

16

Jan

A study of distance education

Information Processing Theory

1955

(timeline)

Feb

4

City of St. Louis, MO teaches 9th grade english exclusively using TV

1953

(timeline)

Jun

4

First Televised College Courses

4

FCC sets aside stations for education.

1952

(timeline)

Aug

4

Illiac 1 The first computer built and owned by an education institution.

1951

(timeline)

Jun

4

The Ford Foundation establishes the Fund for Adult Education

Feb

1

Ferranti Mark 1

Jan

25

BF SKinner and the Teaching Machine

1950

(timeline)

Feb

4

WOI-TV is nations first Educational Television Station

Jan

25

B.F. Skinner and his teaching machine (1950-1956)

1944

(timeline)

Jan

1

Fledgling Crusade for ETV

1942

(timeline)

Sep

18

DE Goes to War [edit]

1940

(timeline)

Jan

1

"Audio Visual Aids" Become Norm

1939

(timeline)

Mar

1

1939: Scheduled television broadcasts begin

Jan

1

First TV Unveiled in USA!

1938

(timeline)

Mar

1

1938: Television broadcasts able to be taped and edited - rather than only live

1935

(timeline)

Dec

1

Summary of 1925-1935

Feb

1

1935: The Office of Education undertakes the Radio Education Project, using unemployed talent to ...

Jan

1

US Office of Education conducts the "Radio Education Project"

1934

(timeline)

Jan

1

In 1934, State University of Iowa became the first educational institution to use televsion as a ...

1

University of Iowa first to broadcast courses via television

1932

(timeline)

Jan

1

Publication of study showing film used with textbooks is more effective than books alone

1931

(timeline)

Jan

1

W9XK at the University of Iowa begins experiments in visual broadcasting

1930

(timeline)

Jan

1

CBS begins American School of the Air

1

Joseph Weber describes 6 step method for teaching with film

1929

(timeline)

Jan

1

Ohio School of the Air begins broadcasting