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History of Distance Education Timeline by Jordan Smith is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document outlines the history and development of distance education from 1840 to 1922 in the United States and United Kingdom. Some of the key events include Anna Eliot Ticknor creating the first correspondence studies program in the US in 1858. The first university courses by mail were offered by the University of Chicago in 1891. In the UK, Isaac Pitman began teaching shorthand by correspondence in 1840 and the University of London established its External Programme in 1892.
- Author
- Jordan Smith
- Language
- EN