I have always been fascinated by history, be it the history of art, music, religion, culture, or education. In reading about the history of virtual learning environments, I was shocked to see the time-line begin in 1728, however after reading the entry I find that if fits quite neatly into the tapestry of distance learning.
@ Sharon
I too remember getting to watch documentaries in school, but I remember them more as a "get out of work" activity. It wasn't until college that I took advantage of televised classes, but still there was no interaction between the 100's of students and the little man on the stage in front. Even in high school, my family had a computer, but it was so slow on dial up that I only used it as a type writer.
It is very exciting to see how far VLE's have come. My own children have the opportunity to take elementary classes in virtual school for credit. It is my hope to begin teaching virtual school in the next year, so that I can allow my own kids to attend virtual school full time.
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