16, No. 29, May 1 Distance learning program in nursing a success Enrollment has nearly quadrupled in only five years in the College of Nursing's innovative, distance learning program for registered nurses leading to a bachelor of science in nursing. According to Madeline Lambrecht, director of special programs, the enrollment has grown from 82 in 1992-93 to 326 this year. Lambrecht said, and UD is one of only a few schools to offer distance learning programs for them. The program is offered through a partnership model which encompasses the College of Nursing, the Division of Continuing Education and Information Technologies' Media Services unit.
Nursing provides the courses and academic advisement and recruits students.
The classes, which are retaped on a regular schedule, are videotaped in ITV classrooms by Media Services. Continuing education registers students, organizes textbook ordering, distributes the tapes and coordinates activities associated with non-nursing courses. Most of the nurses register through their work sites, which include hospitals, wellness centers, visiting nurses associations and corporations, although individuals also can enroll. There are currently more than 100 active work sites. With the exception of English 110, students can take the majority of their courses in the distance learning format.