History of eLearning

In the early 1960s, professors at the University of Stanford began to experiment with the use of computers to teach math and reading to young children in the elemenatry schools of the area. Stanford's Education Program for the Gifted Youth is the result of these experiements.  Patrick Suppes and Richard Atkinson are the two professors that contrubuted to this development. This early e-learning system attempted to replicate autocratic teaching styles wherby the role of elearng system was assumed to be for transferring knowledge, as opposed to systems developed later based on Comuter Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), which encouraged development of knowledge.
In 1993, William D. Graziadei expanded on these ideas. He developed an online computer- deivered lecture, tutorial, and assessment project using  electronic mail. In 1997, William D. Graziadei published an article describing his strategy for this process and his experience with technology-based course development. He also discussed the possible applications that could be applied for the educational system as a whole. He also discussed how this technology could enhance the current education process and went into detail about the pros and cons of developing further in the field. His publishing had a huge influence in the field and as a result, elearning grew from there.

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