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6/03

VIRGINIA TECH'S INSTITUTE FOR DISTANCE AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING FULFILLING STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS
One of 17 major goals of Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University’s (Virginia Tech) 2001-2010 Strategic Plan is to strengthen its role "as a recognized leader in distance and distributed teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and outreach." MORE

RESOLVING ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC BARRIERS IN DISTANCE ED
In 1997, during the initial planning stages of Virginia Tech’s distance education efforts, 34 administrative and academic barriers to delivering instruction through distance and distributed learning methodologies were identified. All have been fully or partially resolved. MORE

STATE-APPROVED FUNDING MODEL HELPS VIRGINIA TECH'S IDDL
The Virginia Tech Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL) Enterprise Fund was created two years ago to support the university’s distance education efforts and assist the university in growing a bigger revenue pie. MORE

VTALUMNET LIFELONG LEARNING INITIATIVE OFFERS FREE NON-CREDIT ONLINE COURSES TO VIRGINIA TECH ALUMNI
VTalumnNET is an innovative distance-education, alumni-outreach program at Virginia Tech. As noted on its Web site, VTalumnNET "provides a virtual gateway to lifelong learning for Virginia Tech alumni." MORE

CUNY SEES INCREASED DEVELOPMENT OF BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AS IT ADOPTS ONLINE EDUCATION
The adoption of blended learning environments in higher education (defined here as courses that have at least one-third of its instruction held online and the rest held in a traditional, face-to-face mode), or "hybrids," as they are often called, can be considered a natural evolution of educational technology. MORE

BRIEFS:
Repurposeable Learning Object Templates, COL Org Publishes Free "Knowledge Series," Xplana, IRRODL Call for Manuscripts, Internet Seminar on Portal Software Development July 1, Suggestion for Summer Reading, Facilitating Online Student Social Interactions, Do You Know the Way to San Jose? MORE

QUICK TAKES ON EFFECTIVE PRACTICES IN HIGHER EDUCAITON ONLINE TEACHING, LEARNING AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
1. MSU Creates Event-Centered, Online-Supported Learning Solutions 2. Modeling Experiential Learning and Exemplary Standards MORE

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