If the power of computer technology is linked with excellent instructional design, learners will actually benefit from increase practice opportunities, more continuous assessment, and unlimited information resources. Rigor and high expectations must accompany access, or equity is lost. Our nation has already seen signs of how fast food, easy credit, and continuous entertainment have compromised our health, personal finances, and persistence at difficult learning tasks. Distance education should not simply make it easy for people to earn advanced educational opportunities. Distance education should provide additional challenges and chances to excel.
Humans appear to do their best when there are obstacles to overcome.
The audience I face is proof of that.