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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Engaging learners away from the university campus is not a new phenomenon. Distance
learning, defined as education where the student does not attend the university campus and
where there is two-way communication between student and teacher, has been part of the higher
education system in America for over 120 years. The origins of distance learning may be traced
back to 1840 and the Englishman Isaac Pitman. Pitman offered the opportunity to learn
shorthand by mail; students were required to transcribe passages of bible verse that they mailed
to Pitman for correction (Bower & Hardy, 2004). In 1852, Pitman's training program crossed the
Atlantic and was introduced in the United Sates by the Phonographic Institute in Cincinnati, OH
(Casey, 2008). Distance learning flourished, and in 1892 the University of Chicago offered the
first distance learning programs at the college-level (Casey). Distance learning provided
educational opportunities for people who were geographically distant from universities, and for
people from diverse economic backgrounds who could not otherwise afford the time or money
for full-time education. Since this time, distance learning has become increasingly popular with
students and institutes of learning. In Going the Distance. Online Education in the United States
(formerly the Sloan Online Survey), Allen and Seaman (2011) reported that in the fall of 2010,
31.3% of all students in degree granting postsecondary institutions were enrolled in at least one
online class, and that over two-thirds of academic leaders believe that online education is as
effective as face-to-face learning. Moreover, they reported that 65.5% of academic officers
described online learning as an integral part of the long-term institutional strategy for growth and
development.
The current trend for universities to offer online courses continues unabated, and the
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Treacher, Kay G. Online Lecture As an Alternative Method of Instruction in College Classrooms: Measuring the Effects of Alternating In-class with Online Lectures in Two Sections of an Undergraduate Introduction to Behavior Analysis Course, thesis, May 2013; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271907/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .