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Last Updated: Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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Alberta Distance Learning Centre has a history that demonstrates the response of many committed educators to the needs of Alberta's diverse students and families. From its humble origins in a back office of the legislature to the high-tech workplaces of today, ADLC has provided Alberta students with high-quality educational programming "anytime, anywhere".
Take a step back in history to find what made Alberta Distance Learning Centre the great learning institution it is today. The interactive timeline lets you learn about some of the milestones in ADLC's past.
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1923
An experiment in education-by-mail was conducted under the direction of Deputy Minister of Education for Alberta, J.T. Ross. By the end of the year, nearly 100 children had been enrolled.
1927
Two hundred fifty-five new pupils were added, and for the first time Correspondence Branch was used in an annual report.
1929
Mrs. Elizabeth Sievwright was the teacher who assumed the responsibility for correspondence education in Alberta. Mrs. Sievwright was the director of the Correspondence School Director from 1923 to 1930.
1937
The Correspondence School Branch moved into a large office in Edmonton's old Terrace Building.
1940
The Correspondence School Branch produced the Department of Education's first radio series broadcast over CKUA, the University of Alberta's radio station.
1945
The Correspondence School Branch was on the air each night of the school week on CKUA.
1946
To address the upsurge in registrations, 673 correspondence centres were available.
1970s
In the early 1970s, the Alberta Correspondence School began to experiment with television to complement some courses.
1980-81
The Alberta Correspondence School began its first experiment with computer-assisted instruction.
1983
The Alberta Correspondence School relocated from Edmonton to Barrhead.
1991
The Alberta Correspondence School was renamed Alberta Distance Learning Centre.
1995
A pilot project allowed students to submit assignments by e-mail.
1996
Alberta Distance Learning Centre joined with Pembina Hills School Division's Vista Virtual School to create the ADLC Online School.
1997
Alberta Distance Learning Centre was divested to Pembina Hills Regional School Division, which assumed responsibility for the delivery of distance education instruction. Development of distance education resources remained with the Learning Technologies Branch of Alberta Education.
1998
Alberta Distance Learning Centre opened its Calgary office to provide better service to students in the southern part of the province.
1999
Distance Learning Options South (DLOS) centred in Lethbridge joined ADLC.
2006
Distance Learning Options South (DLOS) ceased all its operations in favour of using the services of ADLC.
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