Texas Southern, like many colleges and universities, must develop new ways to distribute its basic product, education, to nontraditional learners. These students come from diverse backgrounds, are generally older commuters, have numerous family obligations, and are the product of a generation of visual learning. Because learning is no longer confined by the four walls of a classroom, a faculty member armed with a textbook is no longer the sole educational resource. Today's Information Age means that educational resources are everywhere, often separated from learners by only time and space. The term distance learning describes the process of connecting learners with these remote resources.
Distance learning uses communication technologies to stimulate lifelong learning.
Faculty must be well versed in web-based instruction and interactive modules. Resources available through the Title III program will be used to support faculty teaching and learning initiatives and to continue to support ongoing faculty development objectives. Formation of interdisciplinary networks of faculty members who have common instructional concerns. Organization of consultations with individual faculty members or groups of faculty members interested in improving the quality of instruction through projects such as exploring and testing innovative teaching strategies, improving classroom and student assessment techniques, and revising course content, format and presentations to reflect changing demographics and the focus on new technology. Continuation of grantsmanship assistance programs to enhance academic and research environments.