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Earliest mention of correspondence education
There was an ad for shorthand lessons to be sent through the post. Image Source: https://www.sutori.com/story/d525-the-history-of-distance-education--7HuZzK7iZfExsg29fTHmzFY3 -
Illinois Wesleyan College starts offering a distance education degree
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University of Wisconsin teachers started the first radio station with education as the focus.
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Video with Voice
Herbert Hoover, while he was the Secretary of Commerce, worked with Bell Laboratories to create and send the first video with voice in real time. More Information -
Radio Corporation of America Educational Hour
NBC began the Hour as a way to expose children to classical music. This was part of the movement toward educating through the use of radio. -
FCC reserved channels just for educational use.
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BBC started successfully creating courses that other developers started to imitate (Open University)
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University of Phoenix started using the Internet to offer online learning.
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