Advantages Positive benefits of a distance teaching approach, whether they are regarding student learning, institutional issues, faculty, or reaching special population. Classes Specific courses that have been or will be taught through distance learning, such as statistics, counseling, biology, and chemistry. Collaboration Partnering with other colleges and institutions. Disadvantages Negative effects of distance learning on student learning, faculty, equipment, or institutions. The use of specific forms of equipment such as software packages and teleconferencing equipment.
Evaluation Approaches to evaluating a course.
The role of faculty in distance learning. Contains a variety of topics that concern all including experiences and tips on how to teach a distance course. Institutional Issues Institutional concerns such as legal dilemmas with distance learning, support issues, maintaining a competitive edge, and collaboration with other institutions. International Distance learning outside the United States. Legal Institutional legal concerns, such as copyright laws.