For the first time beginning winter quarter, Ohio University will offer term-based online classes. The last two years, the Division of Lifelong Learning has offered summer online courses to students and recently decided to expand the program to include the academic quarters. The Ohio University Online program will offer between 12 and 30 classes each quarter, including 14 this winter. This program is not intended to take traditional students out of classrooms, but to offer 'stopped out' students who can't attend a traditional classroom an opportunity to finish their degree. The online classes cover a variety of disciplines, including English, math, music, economics, psychology and business.
Every class is guaranteed regardless of the number of students enrolled.
The classes cost the same as traditional university classes, and students not previously enrolled at Ohio University must apply for non-degree admission. In an effort to get a visually oriented generation that has grown up with television and the Internet excited about the past, the Department of History at Ohio State is helping high school teachers capitalize on the present. Traditional books and lectures will be enhanced by multimedia outlets such as Web sites where students can listen to, read and explore a variety of primary sources that were unavailable even a few years ago, such as historic speeches, presidential news conferences, and songs from the period they are studying. Greg Wilson is directing the institute, with assistance from John Tully, director of the Harvey Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching, and faculty advising from Saul Cornell, associate professor of history. The United States Distance Learning Association is a nonprofit organization formed in 1987.