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APSU celebrates National Distance Learning Week
National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) began Monday, Nov. 10, and will continue through Friday, Nov. 14. The Center for Extended and Distance Education has planned several events in recognition.
Nationwide Statistics
According to the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), “NDLW seeks to promote and celebrate the tremendous growth and accomplishments occurring today in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses and governmental departments.”
The USDLA reports over 3.5 million college students are taking online courses and/or earning their degrees online.
They report that 40.7 percent of schools offering online courses agree “students are at least as satisfied” with their online courses, 56.2 percent are neutral and only 3.1 percent disagree. “E-Learning,” or online learning, represents about 10 percent of the overall training and educational market.
Activities
The Center for Extended and Distance Education planned events for NDLW. A student online scavenger hunt started Monday and will end at midnight, Thursday, Nov. 13. Prizes include an iPod shuffle. USDLA-sponsored “webinars” will be held each day of the week in the Felix G. Woodward Library room 114. These webinars feature topics related to distance education and its future goals.
A listening session with President Timothy Hall will also be held Friday, Nov. 14 in the Felix G. Woodward Library room 114.
Other sessions will be held throughout the week, including “Understanding Quizzes in D2L” with Robert Anderson, instructional technologist of Extended and Distance Education, and “iTunes Introduction” with Katherine Bailey, Extended and Distance Education multimedia specialist. For additional information and a complete list of the week’s activities visit the Center for Extended and Distance Education Web site.
APSU Distance education
The center offered its first online courses during the Fall 2002 semester. Only three courses were offered at the time. Thirty students were enrolled in online courses, and there were 38 total enrollments.
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