ZDNet

Distance learning on the rise; Online courses, iTunes lectures

Younger students taking distance learning courses, often part-time to enable them to attain employment and earn money as they study, are on the increase according to ...
The Journal

The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States

In 1840, Sir Issac Pitman, the English inventor of shorthand, came up with an ingenious idea for delivering instruction to a potentially limitless audience: correspondence courses by mail. Pitman's ...
Inside Higher Ed

Distance Education Enrollment Surges Nationwide

From Mississippi to South Dakota, states are seeing increased enrollment in courses that rely on at least one form of technology as colleges expand online and hybrid options.
Forbes

Distance Learning Has Been Around Since 1892, You Big MOOC

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover education as a sector and as the bedrock of all sectors. In 1970, Coastline Community College became the first college ...
CNN

This is what distance learning should look like in the fall

When Kim Reeder started teaching in Parker, Colorado, 14 years ago, she found that managing the classroom environment took way more time and energy than actually teaching kids, and she couldn’t reach ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The 1950s TV Show That Set the Stage for Today’s Distance Learning

Between 1957 and 1982, “Sunrise Semester” broadcasted lectures from NYU faculty to the general public. Screenshot via YouTube In May 1962, the New York Times profiled Cora Gay Carr, a 37-year-old ...
Campus Technology

Eastern New Mexico University Turns to Lecture Capture for Distance Learning Programs

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU), located in Portales, NM, is using lecture capture technology to produce and offer distance learning courses to graduate, undergraduate, and high school students.
EdSource

Sal Khan says distance learning can’t fully replace in-person instruction

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Distance Learning

Baylor College of Medicine is approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). As a ...
The Conversation

Distance learning: the five qualities student teachers need to succeed

Senior Lecturer, Director Teaching, Learning and Program Development, Sol Plaatje University International bodies, politicians, policy makers and researchers have always been interested in the way ...
usace.army.mil

Distance learning can enhance training during the duty-day

On Oct. 1 of this fiscal year, many NCO's expecting to attend the Advance Leaders Common Core (ALC), formerly called Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course (BNCOC),Phase 1, received notification that ...