Eighteen courses were offered in spring 1999, with an enrollment of 325 students. The University TV Channel is a cable television access facility operated by the Radio, Television, and Film Department. Programming reaches approximately 84,000 homes in central Arkansas via channel 29 of the Comcast Cablevision system. AETN broadcasts to viewers statewide. Faculty develop the syllabi, monitor student progress, and communicate to the students by class meetings, e-mail, or phone.
Professors meet with the class four to seven times during the semester.
At these meetings, the students discuss the television lessons, take exams, and make presentations. The Office of Off-Campus Credit provides admission and registration student services, coordinates the scheduling of courses and broadcasts, and assists instructors in distributing course information and material. The Psychology Department, the Criminal Justice Department, and the Teacher Education Department all offer courses in full or in part through the Internet. The Department of Rhetoric and Writing houses the Cyberspace Writing Project, a virtual writing center where UALR graduate students tutor undergraduates at several Arkansas two-year colleges. UALR has successfully established and maintained a physical presence at distant sites, offering a number of courses at these sites as well as by telecourse and through the Internet.