{"id":431,"date":"2018-09-14T16:09:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T23:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0057\/?p=431"},"modified":"2018-09-15T13:08:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T20:08:44","slug":"unit-1-a4-history-of-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0057\/unit-1-a4-history-of-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 1 A4: History of Online Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have spent a\u00a0few hours on this research and not because I wished to overdo it, but it was fascinating and interesting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I found several names for distance education.\u00a0First and second-generation distance education was mostly referred to as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Correspondence Courses, Extended Studies, Extension Courses,<\/li>\n<li>Continuing Education, External Studies, Home Study,<\/li>\n<li>Distance Learning, Independent studies,\u00a0Self-paced studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Describing third, fourth and fifth generation distance education included the following terms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyber Education, Online Education, Virtual Education<\/li>\n<li>Distributed Learning, Hybrid Education, Technology-supported Education,<\/li>\n<li>E-learning, Web-based Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Link to the timeline about the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1iSii9nX8odE3aFALauHypHwMJDgGRybZyqdGTOhhygU&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">history of online learning<\/a> or see it below:<\/p>\n<style>\n       .errordiv { padding:10px; margin:10px; border: 1px solid #555555;color: #000000;background-color: #f8f8f8; width:500px; }#advanced_iframe {visibility:visible;opacity:1;vertical-align:top;}.ai-info-bottom-iframe { position: fixed; z-index: 10000; bottom:0; left: 0; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; background-color: #ff9999; padding-left: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #aaa } a.ai-bold {font-weight: bold;}#ai-layer-div-advanced_iframe p {height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ai_iframe_width_advanced_iframe = 0;var ai_iframe_height_advanced_iframe = 0;var aiOnloadScrollTop=\"true\";var aiShowDebug=false;\n\t\tif (typeof aiReadyCallbacks === 'undefined') {\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\n\t\t} else if (!(aiReadyCallbacks instanceof Array)) {\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\n\t\t}    function aiShowIframeId(id_iframe) { jQuery(\"#\"+id_iframe).css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");    }    function aiResizeIframeHeight(height) { aiResizeIframeHeight(height,advanced_iframe); }    function aiResizeIframeHeightId(height,width,id) {aiResizeIframeHeightById(id,height);}<\/script><iframe id=\"advanced_iframe\"  name=\"advanced_iframe\"  src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1iSii9nX8odE3aFALauHypHwMJDgGRybZyqdGTOhhygU&#038;font=Default&#038;lang=en&#038;initial_zoom=2&#038;height=650\"  width=\"100%\"  height=\"650\"  frameborder=\"0\"  border=\"0\"  allowtransparency=\"true\"  loading=\"lazy\"  style=\";border-width: 0px;;border: none;;width:100%;;height:650px;\" ><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ifrm_advanced_iframe = document.getElementById(\"advanced_iframe\");var hiddenTabsDoneadvanced_iframe = false;\nfunction resizeCallbackadvanced_iframe() {}<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><p style=\"display:block !important; visibility:visible !important;margin: -18px 14px 0 0;padding-left: 3px;padding-top:3px;background: white; overflow: hidden; position: relative; line-height:15px;width: fit-content;\"><small style=\"display:block !important;visibility:visible !important\">powered by Advanced iFrame<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!--[advanced_iframe] [advanced_iframe src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline\/latest\/embed\/?source=1cWqQBZCkX9GpzFtxCWHoqFXCHg-ylTVUWlnrdYMzKUI&amp;font=Bevan-PotanoSans&amp;maptype=toner&amp;width=600&amp;height=60\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\"] https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1iSii9nX8odE3aFALauHypHwMJDgGRybZyqdGTOhhygU&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650--><\/p>\n<p><em>All illustrations are created by the author.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">References\/Sources<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, B., &amp; Simpson, M. (2012). <em>History and heritage in distance education<\/em>. <em>Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning<\/em> (Vol. 16). Retrieved from https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ1080085.pdf<\/p>\n<p>Babich, N. (2018). How Virtual Reality Will Change How We Learn and How We Teach | Adobe Blog. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/theblog.adobe.com\/virtual-reality-will-change-learn-teach\/<\/p>\n<p>Babson Survey Research Group. (n.d.). Higher Education Reports -. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.onlinelearningsurvey.com\/highered.html<\/p>\n<p>Barnard, D. (2017). How Virtual Reality can Improve Online Learning. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/virtualspeech.com\/blog\/how-virtual-reality-can-improve-online-learning<\/p>\n<p>Distance Learning &#8211; The Canadian Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/distance-learning\/<\/p>\n<p>Ferriman, J. (2013). The History of Distance Learning [INFOGRAPHIC] &#8211; LearnDash. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.learndash.com\/the-history-of-distance-learning-infographic\/<\/p>\n<p>HASTAC: Changing the Way We Teach and Learn. (n.d.). Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.hastac.org\/<\/p>\n<p>James, P. (2014). \u201cVR Chat\u201d Used to Deliver One of the First University Lectures in Virtual Reality. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.roadtovr.com\/vr-chat-helps-deliver-first-virtual-university-lecture\/<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Louis, M. (2015). <em>An Overview of Online Learning in Canada: Canada as a Hot Spot for Creative and Imaginative Developments in Open Distance Learning and Open Educational Resources<\/em>. Retrieved from www.contactnorth.ca<\/p>\n<p>Keairns, K. (n.d.). <em>History of Distance Education<\/em>. Retrieved from http:\/\/mysite.du.edu\/~kkeairns\/de\/Text\/Lessons\/Lesson1.pdf<\/p>\n<p>Levine, A. E. (2000). The Future of Colleges: 9 Inevitable Changes. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from http:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/classes\/jepsen\/chronicle102700.html<\/p>\n<p>Massive open online course. (n.d.).<\/p>\n<p>Stenger, M. (2017). 10 Ways Virtual Reality Is Already Being Used in Education &#8211; InformED. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.opencolleges.edu.au\/informed\/edtech-integration\/10-ways-virtual-reality-already-used-education\/<\/p>\n<p>Tamburri, R. (2014). An interview with Canadian MOOC pioneer George Siemens | University Affairs. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/features\/feature-article\/an-interview-with-canadian-mooc-pioneer-george-siemens\/<\/p>\n<p>The Handbook of Research for Educational Communication and Technology. (2001). 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