This certification course is designed for all background levels from Administrators to Engineers. Societal shifts are creating revolutionary change within education. Student populations are becoming increasingly culturally and ethnically diverse. Enrollment is increasing while budgets are shrinking. Technological advancement requires constant skill development and adults have multiple lifetime careers, making education a life-long activity.
More students have full-time jobs and families of their own.
Distance education has become an essential component for most institutions of higher education. Issues to be discussed include models of instructional design, strategies for student interaction and community building, course management, student online assessment, student support services, intellectual property rights, funding formulas, and faculty incentives and rewards. This symposium will provide a forum for participants to hear from CEOs of leading distance education solution providers. This certification course is designed for all background levels from Administrators to Engineers. The revolution in computers and telecommunications has created unprecedented change and opportunity in all of our lives.