Historical Context of Distance Education Dr. Mike Uttendorfer EDIT 652 – Fall 2005

Five Generations of Distance Education Correspondence Courses 1880’s – present Primarily through regular mail Large base of military users

Five Generations of Distance Education Radio Broadcast 1920’s Was not well received by faculty Students were not receptive to medium Educational Television 1930’s – present Many courses offered through Public TV

Five Generations of Distance Education Open Universities Started in 1960’s with AIM and OU AIM – Univ. of Wisconsin Articulated Instructional Media Project OU – Great Britain's Open University Nova University of Advanced Technology Empire State College (NY)

Five Generations of Distance Education Correspondence Courses 1880’s – present Primarily through regular mail Large base of military users

Five Generations of Distance Education Teleconferencing Late 1970’s Satellites and interactive video conferencing Star Schools Project Desktop videoconferencing

Five Generations of Distance Education Computer- and Internet-based Virtual Courses 1970’s PLATO 1990’s NYIT Online Campus Growing rapidly in most colleges and universities (see link below)

References Moore, M., & Kearsley, G. (2005). Distance Education: A Systems View. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth