Therefore, faculty development and its structure take on even greater importance as our institutions move more heavily into distance learning. This session provides participants with models of faculty development from the perspective of the practitioner, as well as the developer of an online course management tool. The U.S. Department of Education's Distance Education Demonstration Program is testing new ways of delivering financial aid to distance students. Institutions participating in the program may waive certain statutory and regulatory provisions relating to student financial aid. In this session, two participants highlight the lessons learned in their first full year of participating in the Demonstration Program.
Panelists represent public higher education, the private sector, and international providers.
The discussion will include a look at target audiences, media selection, message development, and suggestions for increasing the conversion rate from prospect to applicant. Publishers are forming many new strategic partnerships to enable them to better serve the higher education market in this era of electronic learning. Hear about the challenges and opportunities three major publishers see for the future in this arena. There is much discussion in the professional and popular media about the digital divide and how it affects rural communities. With the emphasis on the use of technology in the delivery of instruction, it is easy to forget that faculty and staff remain the key to the process.