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TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - sanantone - 12-04-2017
According to the mailing I received from the alumni association, in 1987, TESU was one of the first colleges to offer online courses.
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - KenJ - 12-04-2017
The web was invented in 1989. So...
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - Ideas - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 08:26 AM)KenJ Wrote: The web was invented in 1989. So...
"Online" doesn't have to mean the WWW. http://www.zdnet.com/article/before-the-web-online-services/
I hope it's true.
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - DavidHume - 12-04-2017
https://www.tesu.edu/campusuite25/modules/news.cfm?seo_file=University-Celebrates-30-Years-of-Online-Course-Delivery&grp_id=23530
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - sanantone - 12-04-2017
Here's a history of virtual courses. The Internet was invented in the 1960s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - KenJ - 12-04-2017
I'm well aware of when the internet was invented. I was around back then. If anyone on this forum was transported back in time to 1987, the chance of them taking this class was slim to none ( and I use "slim" just because I don't believe in stating absolutes). Carry on.
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - jsd - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 11:33 AM)KenJ Wrote: If anyone on this forum was transported back in time to 1987, the chance of them taking this class was slim to none
I don't think the point was that it was a popular or easily accessible option for average people, but that it was an innovative early example of such an option.
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - Life Long Learning - 12-04-2017
"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
----------------on 9 March 1999, Al Gore
(12-04-2017, 11:33 AM)KenJ Wrote: I'm well aware of when the internet was invented. I was around back then. If anyone on this forum was transported back in time to 1987, the chance of them taking this class was slim to none ( and I use "slim" just because I don't believe in stating absolutes). Carry on.
I did graduate in 1987 from the Big 3 and taking a course from the internet was unheard of.
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - jsd - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 12:13 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
----------------on 9 March 1999, Al Gore
When this quote is taken in context (and not chopped down to this one poorly phrased sentence), he's not really wrong. Even Vinton Cerf, who actually was one of the big pioneers in the invention of the internet, defended Gore's full statement.
RE: TESU Offered Online Courses in 1987 - Life Long Learning - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 06:52 AM)sanantone Wrote: According to the mailing I received from the alumni association, in 1987, TESU was one of the first colleges to offer online courses.
Does it say the name of the college courses taught? How many took them?